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DateSat, 17 Nov 2007 01:14:12 -0800
FromUlrich Drepper <>
SubjectRe: [PATCH 0/4] sys_indirect system call
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Linus Torvalds wrote:
> Uli doesn't care that much about async syscalls, but I think that from a 
> kernel standpoint, we'd want to use this same indirect call for async 
> scheduling,

Note that I added a flags parameter to sys_indirect in the v3 patch.
This should allow you to add additional functionality like syslets
later.  Currently a zero value is enforced.  In future nonzero values
could also imply that the function takes additional parameters.

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➧ Ulrich Drepper ➧ Red Hat, Inc. ➧ 444 Castro St ➧ Mountain View, CA ❖
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