From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Mon, 2 Apr 2001 09:59:53 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Mon, 2 Apr 2001 09:59:43 -0400 Received: from tallyho.bc.nu ([194.168.151.65]:10289 "EHLO tallyho.bc.nu") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Mon, 2 Apr 2001 09:59:30 -0400 From: Russell King Message-Id: <200104021358.OAA18003@tallyho.bc.nu> Subject: Re: ARM port missing pivot_root syscall To: lk@tantalophile.demon.co.uk (Jamie Lokier) Date: Mon, 2 Apr 101 14:58:23 +0100 (BST) Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux@arm.linux.org.uk In-Reply-To: <20010402141918.A17334@pcep-jamie.cern.ch> from "Jamie Lokier" at Apr 2, 1 02:19:18 pm Content-Type: text Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org _Please_ don't reply to this address - just substitute 'rmk@arm.linux.org.uk' or 'linux@arm.linux.org.uk' please. > A few months ago a colleague was frustrated to find pivot_root missing > from the ARM port. Semi-standard C programs that use this call would > not compile for the ARM. Perhaps you ARM folks would like to add it? The missing system calls got added in the latest kernel. > On this general theme, there are other constants, whose names are not > arch-specific but whose _values_ are arch-specific. E.g. look in > . In most cases, some of the values are required for > historical compatibility, sometimes with other operating systems. I don't see any missing constants in fcntl.h, compared with x86. Which kernel version are you using?