linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Declare PIO_CMAP/GIO

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Message-Id: <20090216120434.ce891a32.akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:04:34 -0800
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Bill Nottingham <notting@...hat.com>
Cc:	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>, Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Declare PIO_CMAP/GIO_CMAP as compatbile ioctls.

On Mon, 16 Feb 2009 12:23:18 -0500 Bill Nottingham <notting@...hat.com> wrote:

> > > Could you please give your Acked-by for it so that I can 
> > > merge, or take it through your tree completely?
> > 
> > afaict this fix is needed all the way back to 2.6.tiny.  I merged it
> > with 2.6.29 intentions.  Also tagged as needed in 2.6.25.x and later.
> 
> So, is there some way to do static analysis on the kernel source to
> find *all* ioctls that aren't marked as compatible, and don't have
> specific compat handlers?

Not that I am aware of.  Julia Lawall might be able to cook up such
a thing.
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