Re: linux-next: build failure after merge of the aio tree

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On Thu, Feb 04, 2016 at 02:12:53PM +0000, Russell King - ARM Linux wrote:
> Hence, __get_user() on x86-32 with a 64-bit quantity results in
> __get_user_bad() being called, which is an undefined function.
> Only if you build with x86-64 support enabled (iow, CONFIG_X86_32 not
> defined) then you get the 64-bit __get_user() support.
> 
> Given this, I fail to see how x86-32 can possibly work.

You're right; mea culpa.  It compiles without warning on x86-32, but it 
does not link.  I still think this is broken archtecture stupidity since 
put_user() works for 64 bit data types.

		-ben
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