Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED] ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > yet another try to extend the clone flags and probably not the last ! > > This patchset adds 2 new syscalls : > > long sys_clone64(unsigned long flags_high, unsigned long flags_low, > unsigned long newsp); > > long sys_unshare64(unsigned long flags_high, unsigned long flags_low); > > The current version of clone64() does not support CLONE_PARENT_SETTID and > CLONE_CHILD_CLEARTID because we would exceed the 6 registers limit of some > arches. It's possible to get around this limitation but we might not > need it as we already have clone() > > This is work in progress but already includes support for x86, x86_64, > x86_64(32), ppc64, ppc64(32), s390x, s390x(31). > > ia64 already supports 64bits clone flags through the clone2() syscall. > should we harmonize the name to clone2 ? > > > Please see the changelog below.
Tested unshare64 with a new namespace using the first clone_hi bit, no problems here (on a kvm-qemu image). -serge -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
