From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list linux-mips); Sat, 19 May 2007 19:54:39 +0100 (BST) Received: from rwcrmhc14.comcast.net ([204.127.192.84]:15573 "EHLO rwcrmhc14.comcast.net") by ftp.linux-mips.org with ESMTP id S20023980AbXESSyh (ORCPT ); Sat, 19 May 2007 19:54:37 +0100 Received: from [192.168.1.4] (c-76-106-119-205.hsd1.md.comcast.net[76.106.119.205]) by comcast.net (rwcrmhc14) with ESMTP id <20070519185353m1400ck8ate>; Sat, 19 May 2007 18:53:53 +0000 Message-ID: <464F47C0.9080303@gentoo.org> Date: Sat, 19 May 2007 14:53:52 -0400 From: Kumba User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.0 (Windows/20070326) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: kernel coder CC: linux-mips@linux-mips.org Subject: Re: system call implementation for 64 bit References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit 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: 15087 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: kumba@gentoo.org Precedence: bulk X-list: linux-mips kernel coder wrote: > hi, > > I'm trying to implement a system call for x86_64. Mine processor is > dual core opetron.There is very little material on web for > implementing system calls for x86_64 processor for 2.6 series kernel.I > tried to implement a new system call by observing the existing > implementation but to no success.Following are files names and changes > made. > I have a chunk of code to consider: if (x86_64 != mips) { __go_away(now); } It's really quite an intuitive piece of code. --Kumba -- Gentoo/MIPS Team Lead "Such is oft the course of deeds that move the wheels of the world: small hands do them because they must, while the eyes of the great are elsewhere." --Elrond