Re: Hammer thread fixes

[Ulrich Drepper <drepper@redhat.com>]

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Andi Kleen wrote:

> It's incorrect like I told you last time. arg 4 is in r10. Linus please don't
> apply.

Of course is arg 4 in r10.



> The clone prototype is 
> 
> 	int clone(int flags, unsigned long newsp, void *parent_tid, void *child_tid) ;

That's the prototype in process.c.  From the user level it is

int clone(int flags, unsigned long newsp, void *parent_tid, void
*child_tid, void *tlsaddr)


> 
> 	rax: __NR_clone
> 	rdi: flags
> 	rsi: newsp 
> 	rdx: parent_tid
> 	r10: child_tid

You don't get it.  The parameter which is passed on is the TLS address
which does not appear in the parameter list but is passed in the *fifth*
parameter.  TLS address != child_tid!  The patch is correct and
regardless of what ak said, please apply it.  Unlike ak's claims it is
actually tested.  I'm running such a kernel and threads actually work
(unlike with the original kernel).

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