Re: asm-x86/byteorder.h, CONFIG_X86_BSWAP leaks to userland

[H. Peter Anvin]

Arjan van de Ven wrote:
\>
> It is also not the kernels job to provide this sort of functionality to
> userspace programs. At all. This is gcc/glibc/etc's job.
>
> Rule of thumb: the kernel does not provide code for compiling inside
> userspace programs.
>
> (As opposed to providing datastructures that userspace programs can use
> to talk to the kernel).

That's a fine rule of thumb, but we have 17 years of legacy to deal with 
here, too.

	-hpa

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