linux-kernel - Re: Compat 32-bit syscall entry from 64-bit task!?

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Date:	Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:53:09 -0800
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Indan Zupancic <indan@....nu>
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Subject: Re: Compat 32-bit syscall entry from 64-bit task!?

On 02/09/2012 11:42 PM, Indan Zupancic wrote:>
> Patch implementing this below. It uses bit 3 for task mode and bit 5
> for syscall mode. Those bits are only valid if VIF is set. It increases
> the kernel size by around 50 bytes, 6 for a 32-bit kernel.
>
> Any objections?

#include <stdnak.h>

	-hpa

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