public inbox for linux-ia64@vger.kernel.org
 help / color / mirror / Atom feed
From: Chandra Kapate <cs_kapate@yahoo.com>
To: linux-ia64@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [Linux-ia64] A clarification about sys32_execve/ia32_execve
Date: Fri, 04 Apr 2003 17:50:16 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <marc-linux-ia64-105590723705421@msgid-missing> (raw)

Hi,
I was looking at how execve syscalls work wrt to 32/64
syscalls. I have a basic question. I appreciate if
some once can clarify. I apologize if I am overlooking
some thing very obvious.

The ia32_execve (in ia32_entry.S) sets up out0, out1,
out2 and out3 before invoking sys32_execve. The out3
is setup for regs. But, in sys32_execve, the regs
is set locally using 9th parameters. I can see how
the regs is set using 9th parameter. I don't 
understand  why is set again in sys32_execve
when it is already set in out3 in ia32_execve and 
could have used as 4th parameter? Does args mis-match 
between ia32_execve and sys32_execve matter? 
OTH, sys_execve does use the regs set in ia64_execve.
Sorry, if i am overlooking something.

Thanks,
Chandra

__________________________________________________
Do you Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Tax Center - File online, calculators, forms, and more
http://tax.yahoo.com


             reply	other threads:[~2003-04-04 17:50 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-04-04 17:50 Chandra Kapate [this message]
2003-04-07 21:26 ` [Linux-ia64] A clarification about sys32_execve/ia32_execve David Mosberger
2003-04-08 13:28 ` Chandra Kapate

Reply instructions:

You may reply publicly to this message via plain-text email
using any one of the following methods:

* Save the following mbox file, import it into your mail client,
  and reply-to-all from there: mbox

  Avoid top-posting and favor interleaved quoting:
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Interleaved_style

* Reply using the --to, --cc, and --in-reply-to
  switches of git-send-email(1):

  git send-email \
    --in-reply-to=marc-linux-ia64-105590723705421@msgid-missing \
    --to=cs_kapate@yahoo.com \
    --cc=linux-ia64@vger.kernel.org \
    /path/to/YOUR_REPLY

  https://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-send-email.html

* If your mail client supports setting the In-Reply-To header
  via mailto: links, try the mailto: link
Be sure your reply has a Subject: header at the top and a blank line before the message body.
This is a public inbox, see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox