Dawson Engler wrote:
>
> > > (Also, are there other functions called
> > > directly from user space that don't have the sys_* prefix?)
> >
> > Almost certainly, arch/i386/mm/fault.c:do_page_fault is one of
> > many examples.
>
> Is there any way to automatically find these? E.g., is any routine
> with "asmlinkage" callable from user space?
Checking the syscall table in each port is the only authoritative way
AFAIK.
And, if we start doing "magic page" type entry points, or if special
traps exist on other arches, then those would have to be
special-cased...
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