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Re: [PATCH] x86: use compat version for preadv2 and pwritev2

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On Wed, 11 May 2016, Dmitry V. Levin wrote:
> On Wed, May 11, 2016 at 12:14:11PM +0200, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> > On Wed, 11 May 2016, Dmitry V. Levin wrote:
> > > Similar to preadv and pwritev, preadv2 and pwritev2 need compat entries
> > > in the 32-bit syscall table.
> > 
> > So this is 2016 and we added a syscalls which require compat support. What's
> > wrong here?
> 
> I'm not sure I understand your question, it looks to me as "why do we add
> syscalls that require compat support".  If that's what you are asking,

Yes, that question was directed at the people who added this in the first
place.

> I have no idea, I'm a strace man.

I know, you are just the messenger :)

Thanks,

	tglx

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[PATCH] x86: use compat version for preadv2 and pwritev2 "Dmitry V. Levin" <ldv@altlinux.org> - 2016-05-11 10:50 +0200
  Re: [PATCH] x86: use compat version for preadv2 and pwritev2 Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2016-05-11 12:20 +0200
    Re: [PATCH] x86: use compat version for preadv2 and pwritev2 "Dmitry V. Levin" <ldv@altlinux.org> - 2016-05-11 12:30 +0200
      Re: [PATCH] x86: use compat version for preadv2 and pwritev2 Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> - 2016-05-11 13:10 +0200
    Re: [PATCH] x86: use compat version for preadv2 and pwritev2 Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> - 2016-05-12 09:40 +0200
  Re: [PATCH] x86: use compat version for preadv2 and pwritev2 Christoph Hellwig <hch@lst.de> - 2016-05-12 09:40 +0200
    Re: [PATCH] x86: use compat version for preadv2 and pwritev2 "Dmitry V. Levin" <ldv@altlinux.org> - 2016-05-12 13:00 +0200

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