Re: [PATCH v1 05/14] futex: Add sys_futex_wake()

From: Geert Uytterhoeven
Date: Tue Jul 25 2023 - 03:30:04 EST


On Fri, Jul 21, 2023 at 1:03 PM Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> To complement sys_futex_waitv() add sys_futex_wake(). This syscall
> implements what was previously known as FUTEX_WAKE_BITSET except it
> uses 'unsigned long' for the bitmask and takes FUTEX2 flags.
>
> The 'unsigned long' allows FUTEX2_64 on 64bit platforms.
>
> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> arch/m68k/kernel/syscalls/syscall.tbl | 1

For adding the syscall:
Acked-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

For the actual number, you have to take the Big Syscall Lock ;-)

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

Geert

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