Re: [PATCH 14/15] arch: add split IPC system calls where needed

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On Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 4:59 AM Michael Ellerman <mpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx> writes:
> >  arch/m68k/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl     | 11 +++++++++++
> >  arch/mips/kernel/syscalls/syscall_o32.tbl | 11 +++++++++++
> >  arch/powerpc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl  | 12 ++++++++++++
>
> I have some changes I'd like to make to our syscall table that will
> clash with this.
>
> I'll try and send them today.

Ok. Are those for 5.0 or 5.1? If they are intended for 5.0, it would be
nice for me to have a branch based on 5.0-rc1 that I can put
the other patches on top of.

> > diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl b/arch/powerpc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
> > index db3bbb8744af..1bffab54ff35 100644
> > --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
> > +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
> > @@ -425,3 +425,15 @@
> >  386  nospu   pkey_mprotect                   sys_pkey_mprotect
> >  387  nospu   rseq                            sys_rseq
> >  388  nospu   io_pgetevents                   sys_io_pgetevents               compat_sys_io_pgetevents
> > +# room for arch specific syscalls
> > +392  64      semtimedop                      sys_semtimedop
> > +393  common  semget                          sys_semget
> > +394  common  semctl                          sys_semctl                      compat_sys_semctl
> > +395  common  shmget                          sys_shmget
> > +396  common  shmctl                          sys_shmctl                      compat_sys_shmctl
> > +397  common  shmat                           sys_shmat                       compat_sys_shmat
> > +398  common  shmdt                           sys_shmdt
> > +399  common  msgget                          sys_msgget
> > +400  common  msgsnd                          sys_msgsnd                      compat_sys_msgsnd
> > +401  common  msgrcv                          sys_msgrcv                      compat_sys_msgrcv
> > +402  common  msgctl                          sys_msgctl                      compat_sys_msgctl
>
> 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.

Ah, I missed that. I've added this to my patch now:

index 5c0936d862fc..2ddfba536d5f 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl
@@ -460,6 +460,7 @@
 363    spu     switch_endian                   sys_ni_syscall
 364    common  userfaultfd                     sys_userfaultfd
 365    common  membarrier                      sys_membarrier
+# 366-377 originally left for IPC, now unused
 378    nospu   mlock2                          sys_mlock2
 379    nospu   copy_file_range                 sys_copy_file_range
 380    common  preadv2                         sys_preadv2
         compat_sys_preadv2

       Arnd



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