linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: prevent binaries from making system calls using the wrong syscall interface

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Date:	Thu, 7 Aug 2008 07:14:27 -0700
From:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
To:	md@...gle.com (Michael Davidson)
Cc:	mingo@...hat.com, tglx@...utronix.de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: prevent binaries from making system calls using
 the wrong syscall interface

On Wed,  6 Aug 2008 17:34:59 -0700 (PDT)
md@...gle.com (Michael Davidson) wrote:

> Prevent binaries from making system calls using other than one
> of the "normal" system call interfaces for that binary type.


since you can have mixed 32 / 64 binaries just fine I don't think your
patch is the right thing to do in general.


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