Re: [PATCH 2/2] x86_64,signal: Remove 'fs' and 'gs' from sigcontext

From: Andi Kleen
Date: Fri Jul 11 2014 - 14:12:25 EST


> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/sigcontext.h b/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/sigcontext.h
> index 076b11f..df9908b 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/sigcontext.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/sigcontext.h

I don't think renaming fields in uapi/asm is acceptable. These
are likely used by user programs and you'll break compiles.

-Andi

> @@ -177,8 +177,8 @@ struct sigcontext {
> __u64 rip;
> __u64 eflags; /* RFLAGS */
> __u16 cs;
> - __u16 gs;
> - __u16 fs;
> + __u16 __pad2; /* Was called gs, but was always zero. */
> + __u16 __pad1; /* Was called fs, but was always zero. */
> __u16 ss;
> __u64 err;
> __u64 trapno;

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