Re: long long on 32-bit machines

[Paul Mackerras]

H. Peter Anvin writes:

> Does system calls follow the same convention?

Yes.  A system call with a long long argument will be handled by a C
routine in the kernel.  The system call arguments in r3 - r8 are
unchanged by the system call exception entry code and end up being the
arguments to the C routine.

Paul.
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