Re: [PATCH 0/4] x86-64: fix vclock_gettime()

From: Andi Kleen
Date: Thu May 14 2009 - 09:57:33 EST


> Sorry, this doesn't work, because the function is inlined. And even if
> it wasn't, the vDSO must be self-contained by definition. User-space
> cannot simply call into kernel-space.

Wrong, it can call into vsyscall space.

-Andi

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