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On 24 Feb 2016 19:12, Adhemerval Zanella wrote: > On 24-02-2016 18:41, Mike Frysinger wrote: > > On 23 Feb 2016 15:42, Adhemerval Zanella wrote: > >> On 23-02-2016 14:57, Joseph Myers wrote: > >>> Also, you're including sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/generic/sysdep.h for > >>> architectures that don't use the generic ABI. If that's safe, that > >>> suggests it should just be merged into sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/sysdep.h > >>> (in a separate patch with a careful argument for why the merge is safe) > >>> rather than keeping the headers separate. > >> > >> I decided to add it on generic sysdep.h because it is where port will get > >> the definition of __ALIGNMENT_ARG. However I can split the second path > >> in two, one to include generic sysdep.h and another to define SYSCALL_LL{64}. > > > > i don't think splitting the path addresses the contention. Joseph's > > point (which i agree with) is that linux/generic/ is for the "generic > > ABI" which the kernel is trying to push for new arches. if you have > > stuff which works across all linux ABI's, then instead of being in > > linux/generic/xxx, it should be in linux/xxx. > > > > if that means some things get hoisted out of linux/generic/xxx and > > into linux/xxx, then that's OK. > > I think then best approach would be move __ALIGNMENT_{ARG,COUNT} from generic > to linux/xxx and add the new SYSCALL_LL on linux/xxx as well. What you think? sgtm. seems like many of the users in linux/generic/wordsize-32/ could also be merged back if you're feeling proactive :). -mike
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