linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] powerpc/syscalls: Use the number when building SPU syscall table

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Date:   Thu, 18 Jun 2020 22:37:13 +1000 (AEST)
From:   Michael Ellerman <patch-notifications@...erman.id.au>
To:     Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>, linuxppc-dev@...abs.org
Cc:     linux-arch@...abs.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, arnd@...db.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] powerpc/syscalls: Use the number when building SPU syscall table

On Tue, 16 Jun 2020 23:56:16 +1000, Michael Ellerman wrote:
> Currently the macro that inserts entries into the SPU syscall table
> doesn't actually use the "nr" (syscall number) parameter.
> 
> This does work, but it relies on the exact right number of syscall
> entries being emitted in order for the syscal numbers to line up with
> the array entries. If for example we had two entries with the same
> syscall number we wouldn't get an error, it would just cause all
> subsequent syscalls to be off by one in the spu_syscall_table.
> 
> [...]

Applied to powerpc/fixes.

[1/2] powerpc/syscalls: Use the number when building SPU syscall table
      https://git.kernel.org/powerpc/c/1497eea68624f6076bf3eaf66baec3771ea04045
[2/2] powerpc/syscalls: Split SPU-ness out of ABI
      https://git.kernel.org/powerpc/c/35e32a6cb5f694fda54a5f391917e4ceefa0fece

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