From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: David Mosberger Date: Fri, 14 Mar 2003 19:41:57 +0000 Subject: Re: [Linux-ia64] How to set/reset gp pointer : info needed Message-Id: List-Id: References: In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-ia64@vger.kernel.org >>>>> On Fri, 14 Mar 2003 09:56:12 -0800 (PST), Raj Patil 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). BTW: dynamically installing syscalls/hooks is a bad idea even for Open Source modules. It's just not a safe thing to do. If you need a syscall, argue why it's needed and why it's a good idea and if the kernel developers concur, there will be no problem getting it added/reserved. --david