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List:       ssic-linux-devel
Subject:    Re: [SSI-devel] System call numbers
From:       "Stan" <stan.smith () raptorphoto ! net>
Date:       2008-01-09 15:45:01
Message-ID: 000001c852d6$a4f04d70$6601a8c0 () bps ! com
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Excellent discussion!
We should declare a _flag_ day and from that day forward, SSI system calls
are in a known range above 2.6.24 syscalls. Requires adding
nop/Not-implemented syscall
padding for 2.6.10/11/13...24.
The above implies new distro releases ASAP. 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ssic-linux-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net 
> [mailto:ssic-linux-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net] On 
> Behalf Of John Hughes
> Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2008 1:21 AM
> To: Roger Tsang
> Cc: ssic-linux-devel
> Subject: Re: [SSI-devel] System call numbers
> 
> Roger Tsang wrote:
> > It is very easy to test SSI syscall NR changes for bugs and 
> is one of
> > the first things we test (hint).
> >   
> What I'm worried about is upgrades - say I have a nice system with am
> openssi 2.6.11 kernel, and I upgrade the kernel to 2.6.13 (say).
> 
> All of a sudden everything stops working.
> 
> Drat.
> 
> I install a new libcluster, everything works again.
> 
> For some reason I have to downgrade the kernel.
> 
> Bummer, it's all gone wrong again.
> 
> 
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