[parisc-linux] glibc and ptrace

Richard Hirst rhirst@linuxcare.com
Tue, 19 Dec 2000 20:14:46 +0000


On Tue, Dec 19, 2000 at 08:59:49PM +0100, Jes Sorensen wrote:
> >>>>> "Richard" == Richard Hirst <rhirst@linuxcare.com> writes:
> 
> Richard> So, should I be fixing glibc (if removing that line is indeed
> Richard> a fix), or should I be fixing our kernel source so the glibc
> Richard> wrapper isn't needed?  ia64, for example seems to fix it in
> Richard> the kernel, while sparc64 looks like it uses the glibc
> Richard> wrapper.
> 
> I'd say fix it in the kernel if it's cheaper to do so. You can stick a
> wrapper in glibc as well, but it sounds to be simpler to do in the
> kernel.

Kernel fix does seem more sensible, I just wonder if there is
a general move towards doing it one way rather than the other.

Richard