Re: [patch 2/4] [RFC] syscalls, x86: Add __NR_kcmp syscall v4

From: H. Peter Anvin
Date: Tue Jan 24 2012 - 02:05:18 EST


On 01/23/2012 10:47 PM, Cyrill Gorcunov wrote:
>>
>> Why under /arch ?
>>
>
> Hi Kame,
>
> because I've tested it under x86 only. Once someone
> confirm it's needed on some else arch and does work
> as expected -- it wont be a problem to make it system
> wide. Until then -- I think better to stick with
> at least tested case.
> ...

That's not a reason to put it in arch/ ... that's possibly a reason to
not map the system call on other architectures yet.

-hpa
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