Re: [PATCH v3 4/6] parisc: uapi header and system call table file generation

[Firoz Khan]

Hi Helge,

On Wed, 10 Oct 2018 at 01:48, Helge Deller <deller@xxxxxx> wrote:
>
> * Firoz Khan <firoz.khan@xxxxxxxxxx>:
> > System call table generation script must be run to generate
> > unistd_32/64.h and syscall_table_32/64/c32.h files. This patch
> > will have changes which will invokes the script.
> >
> > This patch will generate unistd_32/64.h and syscall_table_
> > 32/64/c32.h files by the syscall table generation script
> > invoked by arch/parisc/Makefile and the generated files against
> > the removed files will be identical.
> >
> > The generated uapi header file will be included in uapi/asm/
> > unistd_32/64.h and generated system call table support file will
> > be included by arch/sparc/kernel/syscall_table_32/64.S file.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Firoz Khan <firoz.khan@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  arch/parisc/Makefile                  |   4 +
> >  arch/parisc/include/asm/Kbuild        |   3 +
> >  arch/parisc/include/uapi/asm/Kbuild   |   2 +
> >  arch/parisc/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h | 373 +--------------------------
> >  arch/parisc/kernel/syscall.S          |  12 +-
> >  arch/parisc/kernel/syscall_table.S    | 459 ----------------------------------
>
>
> Can we please get rid of those two new files:

Yes, we don't need those files some of the architecture and other
architecture does have same/similar files. That's why I added below
files, so every architecture implementation looks same.

I feel it is better to remove these files.
Arnd, Do u have any comment on this?

Thanks
Firoz

>
> >  arch/parisc/kernel/syscall_table_32.S |  13 +
> >  arch/parisc/kernel/syscall_table_64.S |  20 ++
>
> Both are not needed (at least on parisc) if you apply the following
> patch on top of your patch series.
> This patch finally fixes the 64-bit kernel on parisc (tested on real
> hardware).
>
> Helge
>
> diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/syscall.S b/arch/parisc/kernel/syscall.S
> index 2523b83b88d8..45cddeeb968f 100644
> --- a/arch/parisc/kernel/syscall.S
> +++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/syscall.S
> @@ -923,10 +923,20 @@ ENTRY(lws_table)
>  END(lws_table)
>         /* End of lws table */
>
> -#include "syscall_table_32.S"
> +#define __SYSCALL(nr, entry, nargs) ASM_ULONG_INSN entry
> +
> +ENTRY(sys_call_table)
> +#if defined(CONFIG_64BIT)
> +#include <asm/syscall_table_c32.h>     /* compat syscalls */
> +#else
> +#include <asm/syscall_table_32.h>      /* 32-bit native syscalls */
> +#endif
> +END(sys_call_table)
> +
>  #ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
> -#define SYSCALL_TABLE_64BIT
> -#include "syscall_table_64.S"
> +ENTRY(sys_call_table64)
> +#include <asm/syscall_table_64.h>      /* 64-bit native syscalls */
> +END(sys_call_table64)
>  #endif
>
>         /*