Commit-ID: 96ed4cd0aa86ac1a753baeef26c911a9449493e9 Gitweb: http://git.kernel.org/tip/96ed4cd0aa86ac1a753baeef26c911a9449493e9 Author: Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@xxxxxxxx> AuthorDate: Tue, 9 Dec 2014 14:54:44 -0800 Committer: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx> CommitDate: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 11:33:22 +0100 x86/doc: Update documentation after file shuffling While at it, also refer to the 32 bit entry file. Signed-off-by: Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@xxxxxxxx> Cc: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@xxxxxxx> Cc: linux-doc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: bpoirier@xxxxxxx Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1418165684-6226-1-git-send-email-mcgrof@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/x86/entry_64.txt | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/x86/entry_64.txt b/Documentation/x86/entry_64.txt index bc7226e..4a1c5c2 100644 --- a/Documentation/x86/entry_64.txt +++ b/Documentation/x86/entry_64.txt @@ -7,9 +7,12 @@ 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 implements the 32-bit compatibility +syscall entry points and thus provides for 32-bit processes the +ability to execute syscalls when running on 64-bit kernels. -The IDT vector assignments are listed in arch/x86/include/irq_vectors.h. +The IDT vector assignments are listed in arch/x86/include/asm/irq_vectors.h. Some of these entries are: -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-tip-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
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