linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] x86: signal: cosmetic unification of sys_rt

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Date:	Mon, 24 Nov 2008 15:55:27 -0800
From:	Hiroshi Shimamoto <h-shimamoto@...jp.nec.com>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Cc:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] x86: signal: cosmetic unification of	sys_rt_sigreturn()

Ingo Molnar wrote:
> * Hiroshi Shimamoto <h-shimamoto@...jp.nec.com> wrote:
> 
>> H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>>> Hiroshi Shimamoto wrote:
>>>>  
>>>> +#ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
>>>>  asmlinkage int sys_rt_sigreturn(unsigned long __unused)
>>>>  {
>>>>  	struct pt_regs *regs = (struct pt_regs *)&__unused;
>>>>  
>>>>  	return do_rt_sigreturn(regs);
>>>>  }
>>> Why not:
>>>
>>> asmlinkage int sys_rt_sigreturn(struct pt_regs regs)
>>> {
>>> 	return do_rt_sigreturn(&regs);
>>> }
>>>
>>> ...?
>> Good question. I didn't realize about that.
>> Will take a look.
> 
> I've applied your 3 patches to tip/x86/signal - please send a patch on 
> top of your current lineup, for the detail Peter pointed out.

OK, will do.
I think it's better to send a patch after unifying signal_{32|64}.c.

thanks,
Hiroshi Shimamoto
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