Re: [PATCH 14/15] arch: add split IPC system calls where needed
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- To: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>, y2038@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-api@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Subject: Re: [PATCH 14/15] arch: add split IPC system calls where needed
- From: Michael Ellerman <mpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 14 Jan 2019 20:58:52 +1100
- Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>, ink@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, mattst88@xxxxxxxxx, linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, catalin.marinas@xxxxxxx, will.deacon@xxxxxxx, tony.luck@xxxxxxxxx, fenghua.yu@xxxxxxxxx, geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, monstr@xxxxxxxxx, paul.burton@xxxxxxxx, deller@xxxxxx, schwidefsky@xxxxxxxxxx, heiko.carstens@xxxxxxxxxx, dalias@xxxxxxxx, davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, luto@xxxxxxxxxx, tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx, mingo@xxxxxxxxxx, hpa@xxxxxxxxx, x86@xxxxxxxxxx, jcmvbkbc@xxxxxxxxx, firoz.khan@xxxxxxxxxx, ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx, deepa.kernel@xxxxxxxxx, linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, dave@xxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-alpha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-arm-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-ia64@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-m68k@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-mips@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-parisc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linuxppc-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-s390@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, linux-sh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, sparclinux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- In-reply-to: <87pnsz28k2.fsf@concordia.ellerman.id.au>
- References: <20190110162435.309262-1-arnd@arndb.de> <20190110162435.309262-15-arnd@arndb.de> <87pnsz28k2.fsf@concordia.ellerman.id.au>
Michael Ellerman <mpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> Hi Arnd,
>
> Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx> writes:
>> The IPC system call handling is highly inconsistent across architectures,
>> some use sys_ipc, some use separate calls, and some use both. We also
>> have some architectures that require passing IPC_64 in the flags, and
>> others that set it implicitly.
...
>
> We already have a gap at 366-377 from when we tried to add the split IPC
> calls a few years back.
>
> I guess I don't mind leaving that gap and using the common numbers as
> you've done here.
>
> But it would be good to add a comment pointing out that we have room
> at 366 for more arch specific syscalls as well.
>
> cheers
Guess I sent that one twice. 🤦
cheers
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