From: chrubis@suse.cz
To: "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
Cc: Darren Hart <dvhart@linux.intel.com>,
"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>,
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>,
Jakub Jelinek <jakub@redhat.com>,
"linux-man@vger.kernel.org" <linux-man@vger.kernel.org>,
lkml <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
Davidlohr Bueso <davidlohr.bueso@hp.com>,
Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>,
Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>,
Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
Linux API <linux-api@vger.kernel.org>,
Carlos O'Donell <carlos@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: futex(2) man page update help request
Date: Thu, 15 May 2014 17:42:46 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20140515154246.GC6926@rei.Home> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <5374C54B.7040408@gmail.com>
Hi!
> People have a number of times noted that there are problems
> with syscall(), but I'm not knowledgeable on the details.
> I'd happily take a patch to the man page (which, for historical
> reasons, is actually syscall(2)) that explains the the problems
> (and ideally notes those platforms where there are no problems).
Have a look at this commit that tries to deal with passing 64 bit
numbers to syscalls. On 32 bit ABI (but not on X32) these needs to be
split up (accordingly to machine endianity).
https://github.com/linux-test-project/ltp/commit/04afb02b4280a20c262054e8f99a3fad4ad54916
--
Cyril Hrubis
chrubis@suse.cz
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2014-05-14 10:35 futex(2) man page update help request Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
[not found] ` <537346E5.4050407-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2014-05-14 16:18 ` Darren Hart
2014-05-14 19:03 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
[not found] ` <CAKgNAkh+PWzT2SByaLk_OtiAXeZSkWoMgu+ivDOt1dTWVtaatQ-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2014-05-14 19:59 ` Darren Hart
2014-05-14 20:23 ` Carlos O'Donell
[not found] ` <5373D0CA.2050204-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2014-05-14 20:44 ` Andy Lutomirski
2014-05-14 23:34 ` Thomas Gleixner
[not found] ` <alpine.DEB.2.02.1405150121230.6261-3cz04HxQygjZikZi3RtOZ1XZhhPuCNm+@public.gmane.org>
2014-05-15 3:12 ` Carlos O'Donell
[not found] ` <537430B5.2060001-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2014-05-15 4:49 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2014-05-15 4:53 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
[not found] ` <CAKgNAkjQ5Dd_U9OojXdgeforpRevvPHNFAw99kBFPCwHgf7Ggg-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2014-05-15 14:14 ` Thomas Gleixner
[not found] ` <alpine.DEB.2.02.1405151144390.6261-3cz04HxQygjZikZi3RtOZ1XZhhPuCNm+@public.gmane.org>
2014-05-15 20:19 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
[not found] ` <53752157.9070803-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2014-08-04 14:46 ` Carlos O'Donell
2014-05-15 20:35 ` Darren Hart
[not found] ` <CF9A731D.913E6%dvhart-VuQAYsv1563Yd54FQh9/CA@public.gmane.org>
2015-01-15 15:12 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
[not found] ` <54B7D8D4.2070203-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2015-01-17 1:33 ` Darren Hart
2015-01-17 9:16 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
[not found] ` <54BA2872.5040003-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2015-01-17 19:26 ` Darren Hart
[not found] ` <D0DFF430.B7F94%dvhart-VuQAYsv1563Yd54FQh9/CA@public.gmane.org>
2015-01-18 10:18 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2015-01-15 15:10 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
[not found] ` <54B7D87C.3090901-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2015-01-15 22:23 ` Thomas Gleixner
2015-01-16 15:17 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
[not found] ` <54B92B71.2090509-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2015-01-16 15:20 ` Thomas Gleixner
2015-01-16 20:54 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
[not found] ` <54B97A72.2050205-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2015-01-17 0:46 ` Darren Hart
[not found] ` <D0DEECA2.B7EAD%dvhart-VuQAYsv1563Yd54FQh9/CA@public.gmane.org>
2015-01-19 10:45 ` Thomas Gleixner
2015-01-19 14:07 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2015-01-23 18:19 ` Torvald Riegel
2015-01-24 10:05 ` Thomas Gleixner
2015-01-24 12:58 ` Torvald Riegel
[not found] ` <1422104287.29655.13.camel-I2ZjUw8blINjztcc/or7kQ@public.gmane.org>
2015-01-24 16:25 ` Thomas Gleixner
2015-01-17 0:56 ` Davidlohr Bueso
[not found] ` <1421456216.27134.2.camel-h16yJtLeMjHk1uMJSBkQmQ@public.gmane.org>
2015-01-17 1:11 ` Darren Hart
2015-01-23 18:29 ` Torvald Riegel
[not found] ` <1422037788.29655.0.camel-I2ZjUw8blINjztcc/or7kQ@public.gmane.org>
2015-01-24 11:35 ` Thomas Gleixner
2015-01-24 13:12 ` Torvald Riegel
[not found] ` <1422105142.29655.16.camel-I2ZjUw8blINjztcc/or7kQ@public.gmane.org>
2015-01-27 7:48 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
2015-02-05 19:57 ` Darren Hart
2014-05-15 8:13 ` Peter Zijlstra
[not found] ` <20140515081357.GC11096-ndre7Fmf5hadTX5a5knrm8zTDFooKrT+cvkQGrU6aU0@public.gmane.org>
2014-05-15 15:43 ` Darren Hart
2014-05-15 8:14 ` Peter Zijlstra
[not found] ` <20140515081444.GD11096-ndre7Fmf5hadTX5a5knrm8zTDFooKrT+cvkQGrU6aU0@public.gmane.org>
2014-05-15 13:18 ` Carlos O'Donell
[not found] ` <5374BE9E.8080408-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2014-05-15 13:22 ` Peter Zijlstra
[not found] ` <20140515132235.GM30445-ndre7Fmf5hadTX5a5knrm8zTDFooKrT+cvkQGrU6aU0@public.gmane.org>
2014-05-15 13:49 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
[not found] ` <CAKgNAkjrS8WWMoQzsiOkMVn1_Bf06uFCL6ECU7z=mv0fszg+gQ-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2014-05-15 13:55 ` Peter Zijlstra
2014-05-15 14:39 ` Carlos O'Donell
2014-05-15 15:11 ` Peter Zijlstra
2014-05-14 20:56 ` Davidlohr Bueso
2014-05-14 21:03 ` Darren Hart
[not found] ` <CF99279F.907FC%dvhart-VuQAYsv1563Yd54FQh9/CA@public.gmane.org>
2014-05-14 22:21 ` Paul E. McKenney
[not found] ` <1400100977.3865.30.camel-5JQ4ckphU/8SZAcGdq5asR6epYMZPwEe5NbjCUgZEJk@public.gmane.org>
2014-05-15 0:28 ` H. Peter Anvin
2014-05-15 0:35 ` Andy Lutomirski
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2014-05-15 0:41 ` H. Peter Anvin
[not found] ` <53740A30.20807-YMNOUZJC4hwAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2014-05-15 19:10 ` Carlos O'Donell
[not found] ` <CF98E3EF.90564%dvhart-VuQAYsv1563Yd54FQh9/CA@public.gmane.org>
2014-05-14 21:05 ` Davidlohr Bueso
2014-05-15 15:15 ` Joseph S. Myers
2014-05-15 0:18 ` H. Peter Anvin
[not found] ` <537407ED.8050606-YMNOUZJC4hwAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2014-05-15 5:21 ` Darren Hart
[not found] ` <CF999CD6.90A93%dvhart-VuQAYsv1563Yd54FQh9/CA@public.gmane.org>
2014-05-15 8:23 ` Peter Zijlstra
2014-05-15 13:46 ` Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)
[not found] ` <5374C54B.7040408-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
2014-05-15 14:59 ` H. Peter Anvin
2014-05-15 15:42 ` chrubis [this message]
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2014-05-15 15:52 ` H. Peter Anvin
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2014-05-15 16:01 ` chrubis-AlSwsSmVLrQ
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2014-05-15 16:07 ` H. Peter Anvin
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2014-05-15 16:17 ` chrubis-AlSwsSmVLrQ
2014-05-15 16:56 ` H. Peter Anvin
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2014-05-15 17:06 ` chrubis-AlSwsSmVLrQ
2014-05-15 15:47 ` Darren Hart
2014-05-15 15:35 ` chrubis-AlSwsSmVLrQ
2014-05-15 15:28 ` chrubis-AlSwsSmVLrQ
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2014-05-15 15:40 ` Steven Rostedt
2014-05-15 16:14 ` Darren Hart
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2014-05-15 16:30 ` chrubis-AlSwsSmVLrQ
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2014-05-15 18:17 ` Darren Hart
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2014-05-15 19:05 ` chrubis-AlSwsSmVLrQ
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2014-05-15 19:38 ` Darren Hart
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2014-08-11 10:19 ` chrubis-AlSwsSmVLrQ
2014-11-26 13:41 ` Cyril Hrubis
2015-02-16 13:14 ` Cyril Hrubis
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