Re: [PATCH 1/1] x86: Make _syscallX() macros compile in PIC mode on i386

[Daniel Jacobowitz]

On Thu, Mar 09, 2006 at 07:36:25PM -0800, dkegel wrote:
> On 3/9/06, Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I doubt if glibc is borrowing the kernel's macros.
> 
> I think it is, though.
> 
> When I build gcc/glibc toolchains, I have to use kernel headers.
> I used to directly use the ones in the kernel.org tree, but
> those aren't quite intended for use in userspace; fortunately,
> Mariusz Mazur's sanitized kernel headers work great.
> 
> I'd like to see these patches go in to the sanitized kernel headers
> and/or the kernel.org tree.  I imagine that putting them in the kernel.org
> tree is right, and they'd naturally percolate from there to the
> various sanitized headers projects.

It uses the headers for many things.  It does not use the _syscallX
macros.

-- 
Daniel Jacobowitz
CodeSourcery
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