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Re: [PATCH] Add finit_module syscall for Linux
On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 2:14 PM, Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 9:31 AM, KOSAKI Motohiro
> <kosaki.motohiro@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Seems they can be separated 5 categories
>>
>> 1. only one or few specific application use.
>>
>>> delete_module(2) [calling signature changed in 2.6.x]
>>> finit_module(2)
>>> init_module(2)
>>> kcmp(2)
>>> kexec_load(2)
>>> modify_ldt(2)
>>> perf_event_open(2)
>>> pivot_root(2)
>>> s390_runtime_instr(2) [s390 specific]
>>> spu_create(2) [PowerPC specific]
>>> spu_run(2) [PowerPC specific]
>>> subpage_prot(2) [PowerPC specific]
>
> Is the suggestion that this one/few use category shouldn't be handled
> by glibc?
No.
I only said, "I have no opinion because _I_ don't see such usecase".
I think this category should be case-by-case. Especially, actual user
want libc support or not.
Sorry for bringing confusing to you.