Re: [PATCH v3 2/5] x86/entry: Rename ignore_sysret
From: Thomas Gleixner
Date: Sun Jun 18 2023 - 16:56:28 EST
On Fri, Jun 16 2023 at 15:57, Nikolay Borisov wrote:
> Give ignore_sysret() a more descriptive name as it's actually used to make
> 32bit syscalls return ENOSYS, rather than doing anything specific with
That's not really correct. This is not about 32bit syscalls in general.
It's specifically about the SYSCALL entry point on 32bit, right?
The reason why this is required is because 32bit SYSCALL cannot be
disabled in hardware.
Thanks,
tglx