Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 6 Oct 2008 11:56:28 +0200 | From | Andi Kleen <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] x86_64: Implement personality ADDR_LIMIT_32BIT |
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> > And personality() is not thread local/safe, so it's not a particularly > > good interface to use later. > > qemu can call personality() before any threads will be created.
It still makes it unsuitable for a lot of other applications. e.g. a JVM using 32bit pointers couldn't use it because it would affect native C threads running in the same process.
> > > Per system call switches are preferable > > and more flexible. > > Per syscall switches are cool, but I don't see any advantage from it for > qemu.
Linux interfaces are not supposed to be "interfaces for qemu" but generally applicable interfaces.
-Andi -- ak@linux.intel.com
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