Re: linux-next: manual merge of the akpm-current tree with the tip tree

[Thomas Gleixner]

On Wed, 29 Jul 2015, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 29, 2015 at 10:12 AM, Andrea Arcangeli <aarcange@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hello Stephen,
> >
> > On Tue, Jul 28, 2015 at 04:00:15PM +1000, Stephen Rothwell wrote:
> >>  -359 i386    userfaultfd             sys_userfaultfd
> >> ++374 i386    userfaultfd             sys_userfaultfd
> >
> > Do I understand correctly the syscall number of userfaultfd for x86
> > 32bit has just changed from 359 to 374? Appreciated that you CCed me
> > on such a relevant change to be sure I didn't miss it.
> >
> > Then the below is needed as well.
> >
> > One related question: is it ok to ship kernels in production right now
> > with the userfaultfd syscall number 374 for x86 32bit ABI (after the
> > above change) and 323 for x86-64 64bit ABI, with these syscalls number
> > registered in linux-next or it may keep changing like it has just
> > happened? I refer only to userfaultfd syscalls of x86 32bit and x86-64
> > 64bit, not all other syscalls in linux-next.
> >
> > Of course, I know full well that the standard answer is no, and in
> > fact the above is an expected and fine change. In other words what I'm
> > really asking is if I wonder if I could get an agreement here that
> > from now on, the syscall number of userfaultfd for x86 32bit and
> > x86-64 64bit won't change anymore in linux-next and it's already
> > reserved just like if it was already upstream.
> >
> > Again: I'd only seek such guarantee for the x86-64 64bit and x86 32bit
> > ABIs (not any other arch, and not any other syscall). If I could get
> > such a guarantee from you within the next week or two, that would
> > avoid me complications and some work, so I thought it was worth
> > asking. If it's not possible never mind.
> 
> My (limited) understanding is that this is up to the arch maintainers.
> I certainly didn't intend to preempt your syscall number, but my patch
> beat your patch to -tip :-p
> 
> -tip people: want to assign Andrea a pair of syscall numbers?

Sure, just send a patch ....

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