Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 06 Feb 2012 07:08:30 -0500 (EST) | From | Ramon de C Valle <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] New PT_GNU_COMPAT segment header extension |
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Hi Andrew,
> <I have been poked> > > I saw the patch but it's one of those ones which looks tricky/risky, > and is in an area with which I'm not sufficiently familiar. I used > to > ask Roland McGrath to help out with this sort of thing, but he > dematerialised a while back. Perhaps Linus can give it some thought? > I'd suggest a resend: you've added useful info in later emails so > there > would be benefit to bringing it all together in one place. > > A couple of minor things: > > - The patch will need a Signed-off-by:, as described in > Documentation/SubmittingPatches.
Sure. I'm going to resend the patches properly formatted with all information together.
> > - The term "compat" has a well-understood meaning in the kernel: it > refers to the support of 32-bit executables under 64-bit kernels. > Adding an unrelated PT_GNU_COMPAT muddies this. Can you think up a > different term?
I previously thought about using PT_GNU_LEGACY. Sounds reasonable?
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-- Ramon de C Valle / Red Hat Security Response Team
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