linux-kernel - Re: sys32_sigsuspend()'s need for ptregs parameter

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Message-ID: <20080610171446.GB29289@one.firstfloor.org>
Date:	Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:14:46 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Jan Beulich <jbeulich@...ell.com>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, hpa@...or.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: sys32_sigsuspend()'s need for ptregs parameter

On Tue, Jun 10, 2008 at 11:51:22AM +0100, Jan Beulich wrote:
> ia32entry.S has a PTREGSCALL entry for sys32_sigsuspend(), yet the
> function doesn't have a struct pt_regs * parameter. What's setting up
> that argument good for? Or is this just a leftover?
> 
> Same would apply to sys_rt_sigsuspend().

Should be safe to remove.

-Andi
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