Re: [PATCHv3 0/4] sys_indirect system call

Ingo Molnar
2007-11-19T19:09:47Z

* Eric Dumazet <dada1@cosmosbay.com> wrote:

> I do see a problem, because some readers will take your example as a
> reference, as it will probably sit in a page that
> google^Wsearch_engines will bring at the top of search results for
> next ten years or so.
>
> (I bet for "sys_indirect syscall" -> http://lwn.net/Articles/258708/ )
>
> Next time you post it, please warn users that it will break in some
> years, or state clearly this should only be used internally by glibc.

dont be silly, next time Ulrich should also warn everyone that running
attachments and applying patches from untrusted sources is dangerous?

any code that includes:

fd = syscall (__NR_indirect, &r, &i, sizeof (i));

is by definition broken and unportable in every sense of the word. Apps
will use the proper glibc interfaces (if it's exposed).

really, lets discuss _real_ issues. If you cannot think of any, please
stay silent.

Ingo