From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Mark Haverkamp Date: Thu, 17 Jun 2004 19:36:54 +0000 Subject: Re: sys_ioctl export Message-Id: <1087501014.31099.2.camel@markh1.pdx.osdl.net> List-Id: References: <1087494747.28235.28.camel@markh1.pdx.osdl.net> In-Reply-To: <1087494747.28235.28.camel@markh1.pdx.osdl.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-ia64@vger.kernel.org On Thu, 2004-06-17 at 12:27, Grant Grundler wrote: > On Thu, Jun 17, 2004 at 11:50:36AM -0700, David Mosberger wrote: > > Andi> I would suggest to export it on IA64 too or everywhere. > > > > Why not export it everywhere then? It seems strange to allow it to be > > called from modules on 64-bit platforms but not 32-bit platforms. > > only 64-bit arches need to translate for 32-bit apps making sys_ioctl calls? I believe that this is true. > > But exporting it for everyone would work too. Wouldn't there be some reluctance to export a symbol to everyone when it is only used for a special purpose? > > grant Mark. -- Mark Haverkamp