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SubjectRe: siginfo_t fracturing, especially for 64/32-bit compatibility mode


On Fri, 2 Jan 2004, Joe Korty wrote:
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> Indeed we do, and that is the problem. 32 bit apps by definition use
> the 32 bit version of siginfo_t and the first act the kernel has to do
> on receiving one of these is convert it to 64 bit for consumption by
> the rest of the kernel. In order to do that, the kernel must know what
> fields in siginfo_t the user has set.

Ahh, a light goes on. Yeah, that's broken. Argh.

Linus
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