The patch titled ptrace: fix 2.6.25 ptrace_bts_config structure declaration has been added to the -mm tree. Its filename is ptrace-fix-2625-ptrace_bts_config-structure-declaration.patch Before you just go and hit "reply", please: a) Consider who else should be cc'ed b) Prefer to cc a suitable mailing list as well c) Ideally: find the original patch on the mailing list and do a reply-to-all to that, adding suitable additional cc's *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code *** See http://www.zip.com.au/~akpm/linux/patches/stuff/added-to-mm.txt to find out what to do about this The current -mm tree may be found at http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/mmotm/ ------------------------------------------------------ Subject: ptrace: fix 2.6.25 ptrace_bts_config structure declaration From: Dave Anderson <anderson@xxxxxxxxxx> The 2.6.25 ptrace_bts_config structure in asm-x86/ptrace-abi.h is defined with u32 types: #include <asm/types.h> /* configuration/status structure used in PTRACE_BTS_CONFIG and PTRACE_BTS_STATUS commands. */ struct ptrace_bts_config { /* requested or actual size of BTS buffer in bytes */ u32 size; /* bitmask of below flags */ u32 flags; /* buffer overflow signal */ u32 signal; /* actual size of bts_struct in bytes */ u32 bts_size; }; #endif But u32 is only accessible in asm-x86/types.h if __KERNEL__, leading to compile errors when ptrace.h is included from user-space. Perhaps the double-underscore versions that are exported to user-space in asm-x86/types.h should be used instead? Signed-off-by: Dave Anderson <anderson@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Roland McGrath <roland@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- include/asm-x86/ptrace-abi.h | 8 ++++---- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff -puN include/asm-x86/ptrace-abi.h~ptrace-fix-2625-ptrace_bts_config-structure-declaration include/asm-x86/ptrace-abi.h --- a/include/asm-x86/ptrace-abi.h~ptrace-fix-2625-ptrace_bts_config-structure-declaration +++ a/include/asm-x86/ptrace-abi.h @@ -89,13 +89,13 @@ */ struct ptrace_bts_config { /* requested or actual size of BTS buffer in bytes */ - u32 size; + __u32 size; /* bitmask of below flags */ - u32 flags; + __u32 flags; /* buffer overflow signal */ - u32 signal; + __u32 signal; /* actual size of bts_struct in bytes */ - u32 bts_size; + __u32 bts_size; }; #endif _ Patches currently in -mm which might be from anderson@xxxxxxxxxx are ptrace-fix-2625-ptrace_bts_config-structure-declaration.patch - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe mm-commits" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html