Re: [PATCH] i386 ptrace patch needed for user-mode port

Pavel Machek (pavel@atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz)
Mon, 27 Sep 1999 12:15:52 +0200


Hi!

> Below is a small patch to ptrace which enables it to change system call
> numbers. This is needed in order to run the user-mode port.
>
> It adds range checks to ptrace and to the slow system call path.
>
> I've been feeding this sporadically to Linus for the last couple of months
> with no result. If anyone can clue me in as to what would make this more
> acceptable, please do so.

Afaik you are not the first person to want this small patch. It is
usefull for other purposes, too (ask mec@shout.net). Just push it
little harder :-).
Pavel

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