V4 [PATCH] Add a C wrapper for prctl [BZ #25896]

[H.J. Lu]

On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 10:24 AM Adhemerval Zanella
<adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org> wrote:
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> On 30/04/2020 13:51, Florian Weimer wrote:
> > * H. J. Lu via Libc-alpha:
> >
> >> On Thu, Apr 30, 2020 at 9:06 AM Adhemerval Zanella via Libc-alpha
> >> <libc-alpha@sourceware.org> wrote:
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> >>> On 30/04/2020 10:03, H.J. Lu via Libc-alpha wrote:
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> >>>> Here is the updated patch.  I added the assembly version for x86.  Other
> >>>> arches can do
> >>>>
> >>>> #include <sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/prctl.S>
> >>>
> >>> Do we really an assembly optimization for this? I hardly think this
> >>> a hotstop symbol.
> >>
> >> I have no strong opinion on this.
> >
> > Me neither.
> >
> I would prefer to push for an assembly optimization for symbol that
> performance is paramount and usually might appear as a hotspot.
> My understanding is usually prctl is used scarcely and I think
> it would be better to use the C generic.

This is the patch I am checking in.

-- 
H.J.
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