Re: [PATCH v2] x86/syscalls: Mark expected switch fall-throughs
From: Dmitry V. Levin
Date: Tue Mar 26 2019 - 21:26:15 EST
On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 04:12:45PM +0100, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> On 03/23, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
[...]
> > 2) syscall_set_arguments() has been introduced in 2008 and we still have
> > no caller. Instead of polishing it, can it be removed completely or are
> > there plans to actually use it?
>
> I think it can die.
When PTRACE_GET_SYSCALL_INFO is finally squeezed into the kernel,
we could discuss adding PTRACE_SET_SYSCALL_INFO as well, and it
will need syscall_set_arguments().
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