On Mon, Dec 08, 2014 at 02:54:01PM -0800, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote: > From: "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@xxxxxxxx> > > While at it, also refer to the 32 bit entry file. > > Cc: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@xxxxxxxxx> > Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@xxxxxxx> > Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Cc: linux-doc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Cc: x86@xxxxxxxxxx > Signed-off-by: Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@xxxxxxxx> > --- > Documentation/x86/entry_64.txt | 6 ++++-- > 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/Documentation/x86/entry_64.txt b/Documentation/x86/entry_64.txt > index bc7226e..4796392 100644 > --- a/Documentation/x86/entry_64.txt > +++ b/Documentation/x86/entry_64.txt > @@ -7,9 +7,11 @@ http://lkml.kernel.org/r/<20110529191055.GC9835%40elte.hu> > The x86 architecture has quite a few different ways to jump into > kernel code. Most of these entry points are registered in > arch/x86/kernel/traps.c and implemented in arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S > -and arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S. > +for 64-bit, arch/x86/kernel/entry_32.S for 32-bit and finally > +arch/x86/ia32/ia32entry.S which allows to run legacy 32-bit programs > +under a 64-bit kernel. Make that "... which implements the 32-bit compatibility syscall entry points and thus provides for 32-bit processes to execute syscalls when running on 64-bit kernels." Or something like that. In any case, a bit more precise sounds better to me. Thanks. -- Regards/Gruss, Boris. Sent from a fat crate under my desk. Formatting is fine. -- -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-doc" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
