linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] tools/nolibc: add support for uname(2)

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Message-ID: <20240414105646.GA2236@1wt.eu>
Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2024 12:56:46 +0200
From: Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>
To: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@...ssschuh.net>
Cc: Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tools/nolibc: add support for uname(2)

Hi Thomas!

On Sun, Apr 14, 2024 at 09:56:23AM +0200, Thomas Weißschuh wrote:
> All supported kernels are assumed to use struct new_utsname.
> This is validated in test_uname().
> 
> uname(2) can for example be used in ksft_min_kernel_version() from the
> kernels selftest framework.
> 
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20240412123536.GA32444@redhat.com/

I find it really annoying when other developers waste time trying to
work around some missing trivial syscalls. I would have bet we already
had this one, but obviously not.

That's obviously an ack by me: Acked-by: Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>

Thank you!
Willy