Re: [Bug 14537] New: missing compat_ioctl on x86_64

[Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>]

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On Tue, 3 Nov 2009, bugzilla-daemon@bugzilla.kernel.org wrote:

> http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14537
> 
>            Summary: missing compat_ioctl on x86_64
>            Product: Platform Specific/Hardware
>            Version: 2.5
>           Platform: All
>         OS/Version: Linux
>               Tree: Mainline
>             Status: NEW
>           Severity: normal
>           Priority: P1
>          Component: x86-64
>         AssignedTo: platform_x86_64@kernel-bugs.osdl.org
>         ReportedBy: tvignaud@mandriva.com
>         Regression: No
> 
> 
> I used to run 64bit userspace on 64bit kernel but I recently tried to run a
> 64bit kernel with as minimal as possible as 64bit userspace (that is
> rpm+glibc+... in order to mananage 64bit kernel packages).
> 
> This revealed several missing compat_ioctl.
> Running 32bit gnome-terminal on a 64 bit kernel results in the following in
> dmesg:
> 
> - with gnome-terminal:
> ioctl32(gnome-terminal:1755): Unknown cmd fd(19) cmd(0000530b){t:'S';sz:0}
> arg(48111345) on /dev/pts/0
> ioctl32(gnome-terminal:1755): Unknown cmd fd(19) cmd(0000530b){t:'S';sz:0}
> arg(4811134a) on /dev/pts/0
> ioctl32(gnome-terminal:1755): Unknown cmd fd(19) cmd(0000530b){t:'S';sz:0}
> arg(48111351) on /dev/pts/0

That looks more like an application problem. 'S' is SNDRV_SEQ_IOCTL
which has no ioctl nr 0xb. Also I have no idea why a sound sequencer
ioctl should work on /dev/pts/0 :)

> - with X:
> ioctl32(X:2803): Unknown cmd fd(0) cmd(40086408){t:'d';sz:8} arg(ff840a68) on
> /var/log/Xorg.0.log
> ioctl32(X:2803): Unknown cmd fd(0) cmd(40086408){t:'d';sz:8} arg(ff840a68) on
> /var/log/Xorg.0.log

'd' is used by pcmcia and DRM. DRM sounds more likely for X, but I
have a hard time to understand why a DRM ioctl should work on
/var/log/Xorg.0.log :)

For both gnome-terminal and X strace should tell you more.

> - when trying to suspend:
> ioctl32(s2disk:8164): Unknown cmd fd(4) cmd(400c330d){t:'3';sz:12}
> arg(ffc190ec) on /dev/snapshot
> ioctl32(s2disk:8164): Unknown cmd fd(4) cmd(4004330a){t:'3';sz:4} arg(00000806)
> on /dev/snapshot

snapshot_ioctl seems to lack compat support completely. Raphael ??
 
> Of course we'd better run 64bit userspace on 64bit kernel but 32bit
> applications are supposed to still work.
> Some may say some of them are too hardware specific but still it would be best
> to fix them...
> 
> Tested with 2.6.31.5 and 2.6.32-rc5.

Thanks,

	tglx