From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list linux-mips); Wed, 04 Sep 2002 20:46:34 +0200 (CEST) Received: from p508B5F93.dip.t-dialin.net ([80.139.95.147]:35467 "EHLO dea.linux-mips.net") by linux-mips.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 4 Sep 2002 20:46:34 +0200 Received: (from ralf@localhost) by dea.linux-mips.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) id g84IkMq02793; Wed, 4 Sep 2002 20:46:22 +0200 Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2002 20:46:22 +0200 From: Ralf Baechle To: "Maciej W. Rozycki" Cc: linux-mips@linux-mips.org Subject: Re: 64-bit and N32 kernel interfaces Message-ID: <20020904204622.D32519@linux-mips.org> References: <20020904163101.C32519@linux-mips.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i In-Reply-To: ; from macro@ds2.pg.gda.pl on Wed, Sep 04, 2002 at 05:19:51PM +0200 Return-Path: X-Envelope-To: <"|/home/ecartis/ecartis -s linux-mips"> (uid 0) X-Orcpt: rfc822;linux-mips@linux-mips.org Original-Recipient: rfc822;linux-mips@linux-mips.org X-archive-position: 90 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: linux-mips-bounce@linux-mips.org Errors-to: linux-mips-bounce@linux-mips.org X-original-sender: ralf@linux-mips.org Precedence: bulk X-list: linux-mips On Wed, Sep 04, 2002 at 05:19:51PM +0200, Maciej W. Rozycki wrote: > > The primary problem is the differnet calling sequence for o32 and N64. > > But we handle that already. Well, N32 is yet another case. Have to look into details again but some MIPS guy recently pointed out to me that there are a few syscalls which for N32 cannot be handled by the o32 or N64 syscall entry as they are right now. > > The question is if we want to reserve another 1000 entries in our already > > huge syscall table for N32 or if we got a better solution ... > > Aaarrgh, no more entries, please... Understandable reflex :) Btw, I did just chat with a Redhat guy. They say they're basically finished and are just waiting for us. Which means we need to deciede fast ... I'll be on the Linux Kongress for the next few days so I'll not be able to answer as quickly as I'd like to but I'll try to read me email as often as I can. Ralf