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DateThu, 29 Jan 2004 13:26:23 +0000
FromJamie Lokier <>
SubjectRe: [RFC][PATCH] linux-2.6.2-rc2_vsyscall-gtod_B1.patch
Ulrich Drepper wrote:
> ~ alternatively use the symbol table the vdso has. Export the new code
> only via the symbol table. No fixed address for the function, the
> runtime gets it from the symbol table. glibc will use weak symbol
> references; if the symbol isn't there, the old code is used. This will
> require that every single optimized syscall needs to be handled special.
>
>
> I personally like the first approach better. The indirection table can
> maintained in sync with the syscall table inside the kernel. It all
> comes at all times from the same source. The overhead of the memory
> load should be neglectable.

I like the second approach more. You can change glibc to look up the
weak symbol for _all_ syscalls, then none of them are special and it
will work with future kernel optimisations.

-- Jamie
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