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linux(4): remove unfinished vsyscall bits on arm64
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Authored by trasz on Jul 7 2021, 1:40 PM.
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rG95f24ec842b5: linux(4): remove unfinished vsyscall bits on arm64
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The vsyscall mechanism is obsolete.

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trasz created this revision.Jul 7 2021, 1:40 PM
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AFAIR, this is used on amd64 only

This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Jul 7 2021, 2:00 PM
emaste accepted this revision.Jul 7 2021, 3:13 PM
emaste added a comment.Jul 7 2021, 3:17 PM

Yes, a quick search suggests vsyscall was implemented only on 32- and 64-bit x86 Linux (and in Linuxulator, only 64-bit). And, sv_trap is used only in sys/amd64/amd64/trap.c.

trasz added a comment.Jul 13 2021, 9:50 AM

(Tinderboxed.)

Closed by commit rG84a3963d5d94: linux(4): remove unfinished vsyscall bits on arm64 (authored by trasz). · Explain WhyJul 13 2021, 9:59 AM
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trasz added a commit: rG95f24ec842b5: linux(4): remove unfinished vsyscall bits on arm64.Feb 17 2022, 3:54 PM

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