linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH v1 08/31] ARC: Fundamental ARCH data-types/defines

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Message-Id: <201211121412.47702.arnd@arndb.de>
Date:	Mon, 12 Nov 2012 14:12:47 +0000
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	Vineet Gupta <Vineet.Gupta1@...opsys.com>
Cc:	Jonas Bonn <jonas.bonn@...il.com>,
	"linux-arch@...r.kernel.org" <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"tglx@...utronix.de" <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v1 08/31] ARC: Fundamental ARCH data-types/defines

On Monday 12 November 2012, Vineet Gupta wrote:
> But just to clarify, gdbserver will still use ARC specific
> ptrace(PEEKUSR) as opposed to regset interface. The switch to new gdb
> version is non trivial and I can't ask our active customers to go to
> some out-of-mainline tree until that gets fixed.

But your customers could use an out-of-tree kernel patch to put the
implementation of PEEKUSR back into their kernels, right?

Over time, they could just drop that patch once they move to a
newer gdb version.

	Arnd
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