linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/11] generic compat_sys

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Message-ID: <m1eioctr4f.fsf@fess.ebiederm.org>
Date:	Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:48:48 -0800
From:	ebiederm@...ssion.com (Eric W. Biederman)
To:	<linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
	Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@...el.com>,
	Ralf Baechle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>,
	Kyle McMartin <kyle@...artin.ca>,
	Thibaut Varene <T-Bone@...isc-linux.org>,
	Carsten Otte <cotte@...ibm.com>,
	Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@...ibm.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/11] generic compat_sys_sysctl


> I am in the process of cleaning up, and converting the binary sysctl
> sysctl call into a wrapper on top of the text based proc/sys.
>
> A first step in that process is to introduce a generic
> compat_sys_sysctl to reduce the number of places I have to touch.
> The following patcheset is the start of my series for handling that.
>
> The only architecture specific changes should be replace the
> current architecture name for it's 32bit compat syscall with
> compat_sys_sysctl, and deleting the architectures private
> 32bit compat syscall.  The only requirement is that CONFIG_COMPAT
> be set when you need compat_sys_sysctl.
>
> These patches should just work, but an eyeball from someone who is
> familiar with the architecture specific details would be appreciated.
> I have only tested the 32bit compat code on x86_64.

I forgot to mention, my plan is to carry these patches in my tree
until the next merge window opens.  That way I will be able to build
on top of them, without having to worry what happens if someone is
slow to merge the patches.

Eric
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