From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx2-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.12] helo=sc8-sf-mx2.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1As0Zu-0002q3-K3 for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Sat, 14 Feb 2004 06:15:30 -0800 Received: from smtp004.mail.ukl.yahoo.com ([217.12.11.35]) by sc8-sf-mx2.sourceforge.net with smtp (Exim 4.30) id 1As0Tp-0000fE-Kn for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Sat, 14 Feb 2004 06:09:13 -0800 From: BlaisorBlade Subject: Re: modify_ldt_ldt_s vs. user_desc (Re: [uml-devel] Re: [uml-user] UML (unofficial) patches against vanilla 2.6.2) References: <200402052107.37625.blaisorblade_spam@yahoo.it> <20040213071536.GJ19147@alcor.net> <20040213135929.GA27460@fieldses.org> In-Reply-To: <20040213135929.GA27460@fieldses.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200402141514.46788.blaisorblade_spam@yahoo.it> Sender: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: The user-mode Linux development list List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2004 15:14:46 +0100 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable To: user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Alle 14:59, venerd=EC 13 febbraio 2004, J. Bruce Fields ha scritto: > On Thu, Feb 12, 2004 at 11:15:36PM -0800, Matt Zimmerman wrote: > > I don't suppose there would be much harm in adding a macro to ldt.h so > > that existing software could continue to work, but that change belongs = in > > the kernel. > > The policy as I understand it has always been that userland needs its > own headers, and that kernel headers are not meant to be usable by > applications unmodified. This is the official policy. It's a bit wrong, but it's so (how do you=20 maintain ioctl's listes in glibc headers with the one in the kernels? Give = a=20 look to the include/kernel-abi proposal, for more info about this, onto=20 lwn.net). > Looks like a debian bug to me.... 1) Not only Debian (Jeff Chua, with a RH, reported it, too) 2) It is glibc the one who should supply correct headers. --=20 Paolo Giarrusso, aka Blaisorblade Linux registered user n. 292729 ------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net is sponsored by: Speed Start Your Linux Apps Now. Build and deploy apps & Web services for Linux with a free DVD software kit from IBM. Click Now! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=1356&alloc_id438&op=CCk _______________________________________________ User-mode-linux-devel mailing list User-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/user-mode-linux-devel