Re: [PATCH v10 3/7] x86/arch_prctl: Add do_arch_prctl_common

From: Borislav Petkov
Date: Wed Nov 09 2016 - 05:32:28 EST


On Tue, Nov 08, 2016 at 10:39:52AM -0800, Kyle Huey wrote:
> Add do_arch_prctl_common to handle arch_prctls that are not specific to 64

do_arch_prctl_common()

> bits. Call it from the syscall entry point, but not any of the other

"... to 64-bit mode." Or something like that...

> callsites in the kernel, which all want one of the existing 64 bit only

64-bit

> arch_prctls.
>
> Signed-off-by: Kyle Huey <khuey@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

...

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