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Re: [PATCH 3/4] Consolidate pread/pread64 implementations


On 07 Jan 2016 15:18, Adhemerval Zanella wrote:
> From: Adhemerval Zanella <adhemerval.zanella@linaro.com>
> 
> This patch consolidates all the pread/pread64 implementation for Linux
> in only one (sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/pread.c).  It also removes the
> syscall from the auto-generation using assembly macros.
> 
> For pread{64} offset argument placement the new SYSCALL_LL{64} macro
> is used.  For pread ports that do not define __NR_pread will use
> __NR_pread64 and for pread64 ports that dot define __NR_pread64 will
> use __NR_pread for the syscall.

just to make sure i'm reading this correctly, in the past 64-bit ports
would have a pread symbol and pread64 would be an alias to it.  but with
this patch, 64-bit ports now have two symbols w/identical code ?
-mike

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