From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755906AbXIOIgq (ORCPT ); Sat, 15 Sep 2007 04:36:46 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1752864AbXIOIgi (ORCPT ); Sat, 15 Sep 2007 04:36:38 -0400 Received: from smtp2.linux-foundation.org ([207.189.120.14]:42933 "EHLO smtp2.linux-foundation.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752672AbXIOIgh (ORCPT ); Sat, 15 Sep 2007 04:36:37 -0400 Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 01:36:19 -0700 From: Andrew Morton To: Christoph Hellwig Cc: rth@twiddle.net, ink@jurassic.park.msu.ru, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] alpha: convert to generic sys_ptrace Message-Id: <20070915013619.07722b24.akpm@linux-foundation.org> In-Reply-To: <20070915081437.GA5251@lst.de> References: <20070908191257.GA5075@lst.de> <20070915011150.0439a432.akpm@linux-foundation.org> <20070915081437.GA5251@lst.de> X-Mailer: Sylpheed 2.4.1 (GTK+ 2.8.17; x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sat, 15 Sep 2007 10:14:37 +0200 Christoph Hellwig wrote: > On Sat, Sep 15, 2007 at 01:11:50AM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote: > > On Sat, 8 Sep 2007 21:12:57 +0200 Christoph Hellwig wrote: > > > > > This patch converts alpha to the generic sys_ptrace. We use > > > force_successful_syscall_return to avoid having to pass the pt_regs > > > pointer down to the function. I think the removal of the assemly > > > stub is correct, but I could only compile-test this patch, so please > > > give it a spin before commiting :) > > > > Needed a bit of massaging due to consolidate-ptrace_detach.patch but > > it still compiles: > > Btw,does alpha actually build for you sucessfully? While I could get > the ptrace bits to compile 2.6.23-rc doesn't actually finish the build > for me due to missing syscalls and the brainded -Werror flag making this > fatal.. I just did a successful gcc-4.1.0 alpha allmodconfig build with 2.6.23-rc5 plus 44 patches which are in or are targetted for 2.6.23: quote-fix-infinite-loop.patch spi_mpc83xx-hang-fix.patch drivers-edac-fix-printk-level-down-to-debug-from-emerg.patch drivers-edac-fix-e752x-correct-return-code.patch bcm1480-serial-build-fix.patch pnp-remove-smcf010-quirk.patch md-fix-some-bugs-with-growing-raid5-raid6-arrays.patch mntput-called-before-dput-in-afs.patch fix-dac960-driver-on-machines-which-dont-support-64-bit-dma.patch fix-dac960-driver-on-machines-which-dont-support-64-bit-dma-fix.patch documentation-00-index-notice-ecryptfstxt-moved.patch h8-300-fix-misnamed-config_blkdev_reserve_address-kconfig-variable.patch rtc-v3020-fixes.patch ptr_align.patch fix-typo-in-documentation-submittingpatches.patch futex_compat-fix-list-traversal-bugs.patch tty-termios-locking-functions-break-with-new-termios.patch restore-call_usermodehelper_pipe-behaviour.patch fix-select-on-proc-files-without-poll.patch m68knommu-add-missing-syscalls.patch intel_agp-fix-stolen-mem-range-on-g33.patch intel_agp-fix-gtt-map-size-on-g33.patch bug-in-at91-mci-suspend-routines.patch leases-can-be-hidden-by-flocks.patch fix-no_sync_cmos_clock-logic-inversion-in-kernel-time-ntpc.patch revert-highmem-catch-illegal-nesting.patch slub-accurately-compare-debug-flags-during-slab-cache-merge.patch intel-fb-pixel-clock-calculation-fix.patch fix-serial_core_console-driver-dependencies.patch timekeeping-prevent-time-going-backwards-on-resume.patch timekeeping-prevent-time-going-backwards-on-resume-v2.patch uml-use-correct-type-in-blkgetsize-ioctl.patch atyfb-force-29mhz-xtal-on-g3-powerbooks.patch sparc64-and-others-fix-tty_ioctlc-build.patch lguest-fix-guest-crash-when-config_x86_use_3dnow=y.patch leds-add-include-linux-spinlock_typesh-to.patch fix-failure-to-resume-from-initrds.patch fix-uts-corruption-during-cloneclone_newuts.patch fix-build-with-config_compat=y-and-config_block=n.patch rtc-ds1742c-should-use-resource_size_t-for-base-address.patch rtc-rtc-ds1553c-should-use-resource_size_t-for-base.patch mspec-handle-shrinking-virtual-memory-areas.patch