Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 12 Nov 1999 10:55:21 +0100 | From | Ralf Baechle <> | Subject | Re: Q: Linux system calls and calling conventions |
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On Wed, Nov 10, 1999 at 08:18:21PM -0500, Chris Wing wrote:
> However, someone pointed out to me in an email that this may not > necessarily be true on other platforms. So, my question is: > > - is it safe to assume that the convention used in the kernel to > fetch a 16-bit value from a system call argument (such as a 16-bit UID > given to setuid()) is consistent with the convention used to fetch 32-bit > values?
True for MIPS and MIPS64.
Ralf
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