Re: [PATCH] [RFC] syscalls,x86: Add execveat() system call (v2)

[H. Peter Anvin]

On 08/01/2012 04:09 PM, Meredydd Luff wrote:
>>>  #
>>>  # x32-specific system call numbers start at 512 to avoid cache impact
>>
>> I think that should be common, not 64 (as should kcmp be).
> 
> I copied the original execve, which is 64.
> 

Sorry, you're right.  The argument vector needs compatibility support.

This means you need an x32 version of the function -- execve
unfortunately is one of the few system calls which require a special x32
version (although it's a simple wrapper around sys32_execve).  See
sys_x32_execve.

	-hpa

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