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From: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@goop.org>
Subject: Re: fast system calls
Date: Sat, 27 Dec 2008 21:39:48 +1100
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pallavi jk wrote:
> Thanx a lot Jeremy!
>
> In addition to removing the special case for 0x80 in 
> arch/x86/traps.c:do_set_trap_table(), will I also have to define an 
> entry point in xen/arch/x86/x86_32/entry.S as ENTRY(system_call)  ??

No, I shouldn't think so.  Xen doesn't care what purpose the guest is 
using int 0x80 for; without the special case, it should Just Work.

> Could you please tell me other required modifications that I will have 
> to make?

I don't know off the top of my head.  There could be some other 
complication.

    J