linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH] compat: update linux/compat.h and kernel/sys

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Message-Id: <20220822134614.aeb6f3ce279ded4559037de1@linux-foundation.org>
Date:   Mon, 22 Aug 2022 13:46:14 -0700
From:   Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] compat: update linux/compat.h and kernel/sys_ni.c

On Mon, 22 Aug 2022 12:43:10 -0700 Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org> wrote:

> Add conditional syscalls entries in kernel/sys_ni.c
> for any syscalls that are arch- or config-dependent.

What is the reason for this?  What effects does it have?