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SubjectRe: [RFC c/r 2/4] [RFC] syscalls, x86: Add __NR_kcmp syscall v7
On 01/27/2012 12:34 PM, Glauber Costa wrote:
>>> + case KCMP_SYSVSEM:
>>> +#ifdef CONFIG_SYSVIPC
>>> + ret = kcmp_ptr((long)task1->sysvsem.undo_list,
>>> + (long)task2->sysvsem.undo_list,
>>> + KCMP_SYSVSEM);
>>> +#else
>>> + ret = -EINVAL;
>>
>> ENOTSUP is better, I think. because of, EINVAL implicitly mean _caller_ is wrong.
>> but in this case, it is not bad. only the kernel doesn't have enough feature.
>>
>
> Isn't it usually the case for ENOSYS, then ?
>

ENOSYS means "no such system call". That would apply if the kcmp system
call itself did not exist.

-hpa



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