From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Raj Patil Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 17:56:12 +0000 Subject: Re: [Linux-ia64] How to set/reset gp pointer : info needed MIME-Version: 1 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="0-2073097715-1047664572=:67986" Message-Id: List-Id: References: In-Reply-To: To: linux-ia64@vger.kernel.org --0-2073097715-1047664572=:67986 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii I will check the source of this tool/module...... But, curious: You mean, one can not legally add a new syscall or hook? This process as such does not use/modify the kernel source.... Regards, Raj. David Mosberger wrote: >>>>> On Fri, 14 Mar 2003 07:08:51 -0800 (PST), Raj Patil said: Raj> Reason: I am just trying to port an utility to ia64 based Linux Raj> platform from x86 platform. It adds an entry to syscall table Raj> to point to a function in a module. It is like adding a new Raj> temp syscall for a small duration. Is the module open-source? If not, you run the risk of violating the kernel's GPL license (binary-only modules are OK but only as long as they use "standard" kernel interfaces; planting a syscall-hook goes beyond that). --david --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - establish your business online --0-2073097715-1047664572=:67986 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii

I will check the source of this tool/module......

But, curious: You mean, one can not legally add a new syscall or hook?

This process as such does not use/modify the kernel source....

Regards,

Raj.

 David Mosberger <davidm@napali.hpl.hp.com> wrote:

>>>>> On Fri, 14 Mar 2003 07:08:51 -0800 (PST), Raj Patil said:

Raj> Reason: I am just trying to port an utility to ia64 based Linux
Raj> platform from x86 platform. It adds an entry to syscall table
Raj> to point to a function in a module. It is like adding a new
Raj> temp syscall for a small duration.

Is the module open-source? If not, you run the risk of violating the
kernel's GPL license (binary-only modules are OK but only as long as
they use "standard" kernel interfaces; planting a syscall-hook goes
beyond that).

--david


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