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SubjectRe: [PATCH] i386/x86_64 signal handler arg fixes
Albert Cahalan wrote:
>
>> > Currently you remap signals. Whatever you do this for
>> > regparm(0) should also be done for regparm(3).
>>
>> Not sure I parse you here. You're asking how to fix the regparm(3)
>> case?
>
> No. I'd thought that the two cases should match.
> The regparm(3) case should remap signals if and only if
> the regparm(0) case remaps signals. Perhaps this
> is not correct if the remapping is not needed for
> native Linux apps; I doubt iBCS stuff would ever be
> needing regparm(3) support.
>

The two should definitely match, though. Otherwise, life will be confusing.

> Since you plan to delete the remapping cruft from
> the regparm(0) case, then obviously it should not
> be added to the regparm(3) case.

Indeed.

-hpa
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