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Re: PATCH: Add x32 arch_prctl support


On 05/21/2012 08:29 PM, H.J. Lu wrote:
> 
> The question is how fast we can to get this patch
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
> index 685845c..cf11783 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/ptrace.c
> @@ -1211,12 +1211,6 @@ static long x32_arch_ptrace(struct task_struct *child,
>  					     0, sizeof(struct user_i387_struct),
>  					     datap);
> 
> -		/* normal 64bit interface to access TLS data.
> -		   Works just like arch_prctl, except that the arguments
> -		   are reversed. */
> -	case PTRACE_ARCH_PRCTL:
> -		return do_arch_prctl(child, data, addr);
> -
>  	default:
>  		return compat_ptrace_request(child, request, addr, data);
>  	}
> 
> into Linux kernel.
> 

We can probably get it into 3.4.1.

	-hpa

-- 
H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel.  I don't speak on their behalf.


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