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

From: Cyrill Gorcunov
Date: Tue Jan 24 2012 - 02:17:33 EST


On Mon, Jan 23, 2012 at 11:04:19PM -0800, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> 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.
>

Where it should live then? In kernel/ or mm/ ?

Cyrill
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