linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] Introduce __ARCH_WANT_SYS

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Date:	Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:42:16 -0400
From:	Kyle McMartin <kyle@...artin.ca>
To:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc:	Kyle McMartin <kyle@...artin.ca>,
	Will Newton <will.newton@...il.com>,
	Linux Kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-arch@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] Introduce __ARCH_WANT_SYS_SYSFS

On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 05:38:19PM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> On Tuesday 22 April 2008, Kyle McMartin wrote:
> > 
> > This should (imnsho, at least),
> >         1 - Add a cond_syscall for sys_sysfs to sys_ni.c
> >         2 - Use a CONFIG_EMBEDDED dependent option that defaults on,
> >             possibly depend on BLACKFIN if you really want to.
> > 
> > Adding this junk to every arch header is, in my opinion, completely
> > unacceptable just because blackfin wants to be different.
> 
> It's not that they want to be different, but rather that I (among others)
> requested that they don't implement obsolete syscalls, so they removed it
> from their syscall table.
> 

Ah, I stupidly assumed sys_sysfs was something to do with /sys.

regards, Kyle
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