linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] reintroduce accept4

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Message-ID: <18716.43543.256621.825529@cargo.ozlabs.ibm.com>
Date:	Fri, 14 Nov 2008 09:28:39 +1100
From:	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Michael Kerrisk" <mtk.manpages@...il.com>,
	subrata@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
	drepper@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, linux-api@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-man@...r.kernel.org, davidel@...ilserver.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, roland@...hat.com, oleg@...sign.ru,
	hch@....de, davem@...emloft.net, alan@...hat.com, jakub@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] reintroduce accept4

I wrote:

> Andrew Morton writes:
> 
> > > I think Ulrich wanted to try to see this patch in for 2.6.28; it's
> > > past the merge window of course, so it's up to you, but I have no
> > > problem with that.
> > 
> > That's easy - I'll send it to Linus and let him decide ;)
> 
> Ulrich's patch only updated x86.  If you're going to send it to Linus,
> please give us other architecture maintainers a chance to get patches
> to you to wire it up on our architectures, and then send Linus the
> combined patch.

Actually, any architecture that uses sys_socketcall should be OK
already, by the looks, and that includes powerpc.

Paul.
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