Re: [PATCH 0/8] Update kernel uabi header files for x32

From: H. Peter Anvin
Date: Tue Jan 21 2014 - 10:44:02 EST


On 01/21/2014 04:04 AM, Catalin Marinas wrote:
>
> ILP32 for arm64 is still work in progress and subject to change. So far
> the preliminary ABI
> (http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/cmarinas/linux-aarch64.git/log/?h=ilp32)
> redefines kernel_(u)long_t is defined as (unsigned) long long. Most of
> the syscalls are 64-bit generic with ~23 routed to compat. I would like
> to simplify these further and even use native 64-bit signal handling but
> it requires some changes to generic structures.
>

That would be highly useful feedback.

-hpa


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