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SubjectRe: i386 kernel_thread() questions
On Fri, Nov 05, 1999 at 04:28:34PM +0100, lars brinkhoff wrote:

> 1. Why isn't ecx set to a stack pointer before the clone system call?

The cloned thread will only ever run on it's kernel stack, that is the
value passed in ecx wouldn't make a difference.

> 2. Why isn't ebx set to a status code before the exit system call?

Because nobody cares about the status code.

Ralf

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