Re: [PATCH] x86/syscalls/32: ignore arch_prctl for other architectures

From: Kyle Huey
Date: Thu Mar 23 2017 - 14:59:18 EST


On Thu, Mar 23, 2017 at 8:18 AM, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> sys_arch_prctl is only provided on x86, and there is no reason
> to add it elsewhere. However, including it on the 32-bit syscall
> table caused a warning for most configurations on non-x86:
>
> :1328:2: warning: #warning syscall arch_prctl not implemented [-Wcpp]
>
> This adds an exception to the syscall table checking script.
>
> Fixes: 79170fda313e ("x86/syscalls/32: Wire up arch_prctl on x86-32")
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>
> ---
> scripts/checksyscalls.sh | 1 +
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>
> Thomas, can you apply this on top of the x86 patch?
>
> diff --git a/scripts/checksyscalls.sh b/scripts/checksyscalls.sh
> index f7ad07128811..0cce56da3706 100755
> --- a/scripts/checksyscalls.sh
> +++ b/scripts/checksyscalls.sh
> @@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ cat << EOF
> #define __IGNORE_sysfs
> #define __IGNORE_uselib
> #define __IGNORE__sysctl
> +#define __IGNORE_arch_prctl
>
> /* ... including the "new" 32-bit uid syscalls */
> #define __IGNORE_lchown32
> --
> 2.9.0
>

Ah, nice. lgtm.

- Kyle