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Re: PATCH: Add x32 dummy sysctl

From: "Joseph S. Myers" <joseph at codesourcery dot com>
To: Roland McGrath <roland at hack dot frob dot com>
Cc: "H.J. Lu" <hjl dot tools at gmail dot com>, GNU C Library <libc-alpha at sourceware dot org>
Date: Thu, 17 May 2012 22:15:33 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: PATCH: Add x32 dummy sysctl
References: <20120517123111.GA32166@intel.com> <20120517200959.9DA6B2C0C8@topped-with-meat.com>

On Thu, 17 May 2012, Roland McGrath wrote:

> > X32 doesn't have _sysctl system call.  This patch adds a dummy.  OK
> > to install?
> 
> Then you shouldn't install <sys/sysctl.h> either.

It should be *installed*, in line with the goal that building glibc for 
any of the three x86 ABIs should install headers that can be used for any 
of the three ABIs.  But a #error in the header for ABIs not supporting it 
would be reasonable.  (Cf. my comment in bug 14117 about installing 
sys/vm86.h for x86_64.)

-- 
Joseph S. Myers
joseph@codesourcery.com

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