linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 06/14] futex: Add sys_futex

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Date:   Tue, 25 Jul 2023 09:22:52 +0200
From:   Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc:     tglx@...utronix.de, axboe@...nel.dk, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        mingo@...hat.com, dvhart@...radead.org, dave@...olabs.net,
        andrealmeid@...lia.com, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        urezki@...il.com, hch@...radead.org, lstoakes@...il.com,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, linux-api@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-mm@...ck.org, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
        malteskarupke@....de
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 06/14] futex: Add sys_futex_wait()

On Fri, Jul 21, 2023 at 1:11 PM Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org> wrote:
> To complement sys_futex_waitv()/wake(), add sys_futex_wait(). This
> syscall implements what was previously known as FUTEX_WAIT_BITSET
> except it uses 'unsigned long' for the value and bitmask arguments,
> takes timespec and clockid_t arguments for the absolute timeout and
> uses FUTEX2 flags.
>
> The 'unsigned long' allows FUTEX2_64 on 64bit platforms.
>
> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@...radead.org>

>  arch/m68k/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl       |    1

Acked-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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