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Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:24:54 -0800
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On 02/16/2012 04:50 PM, Eric Paris wrote:
> 
> I don't know if anyone cares, but include/linux/audit.h tries to expose
> this type of information so audit userspace can later piece things back
> together.  (we get this info from the syscall entry exit code so we know
> which arch it is).
> 
> Not sure how x32 is hoping to expose its syscall info, but others are
> going to have the same/similar problem.
> 

It would be nice if audit could (eventually?) use the same facility, too.

	-hpa

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H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
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