Re: [PATCH] x86_64 ptrace orig_ax on ia32 task

[Chuck Ebbert]

On 03/07/2008 05:56 PM, Roland McGrath wrote:
> This makes 64-bit ptrace calls setting the 64-bit orig_ax field
> for a 32-bit task sign-extend the low 32 bits up to 64.  This
> matches what a 64-bit debugger expects when tracing a 32-bit task.
> 
> This follows on my "x86_64 ia32 syscall restart fix".
> This didn't matter until that was fixed.
> 

That original patch is still unmerged as of -rc5.

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