From: Keith Owens <kaos@ocs.com.au>
To: linux-ia64@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [Linux-ia64] How to set/reset gp pointer : info needed
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2003 01:27:00 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <marc-linux-ia64-105590709806126@msgid-missing> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <marc-linux-ia64-105590709806096@msgid-missing>
On Fri, 14 Mar 2003 11:41:57 -0800,
David Mosberger <davidm@napali.hpl.hp.com> wrote:
>>>>>> On Fri, 14 Mar 2003 09:56:12 -0800 (PST), Raj Patil <rpatil0296@yahoo.com> said:
>
> Raj> I will check the source of this tool/module...... But,
> Raj> curious: You mean, one can not legally add a new syscall or
> Raj> hook?
>
>I don't want to appear to be giving legal advise, so I'd recommend to
>consult with your legal counsel to get a definite answer (or you can
>ask for opinions on the lkml; preferably _after_ donning an asbestos
>suit).
Even beyond legal - Linus has stated (several times) that he will not
accept code that patches the syscall table. Linus hates the idea of
dynamic syscalls.
prev parent reply other threads:[~2003-03-15 1:27 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2003-03-14 15:08 [Linux-ia64] How to set/reset gp pointer : info needed Raj Patil
2003-03-14 16:52 ` Stephane Eranian
2003-03-14 17:17 ` David Mosberger
2003-03-14 17:56 ` Raj Patil
2003-03-14 19:41 ` David Mosberger
2003-03-15 1:27 ` Keith Owens [this message]
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