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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2012-03-30 03:12:23 +0200 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2012-03-30 03:12:23 +0200 |
commit | a591afc01d9e48affbacb365558a31e53c85af45 (patch) | |
tree | 9bb91f4eb94ec69fc4706c4944788ec5f3586063 /arch/x86/Kconfig | |
parent | Merge tag 'cleanup2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arm/arm... (diff) | |
parent | x32: Fix alignment fail in struct compat_siginfo (diff) | |
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Merge branch 'x86-x32-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip
Pull x32 support for x86-64 from Ingo Molnar:
"This tree introduces the X32 binary format and execution mode for x86:
32-bit data space binaries using 64-bit instructions and 64-bit kernel
syscalls.
This allows applications whose working set fits into a 32 bits address
space to make use of 64-bit instructions while using a 32-bit address
space with shorter pointers, more compressed data structures, etc."
Fix up trivial context conflicts in arch/x86/{Kconfig,vdso/vma.c}
* 'x86-x32-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: (71 commits)
x32: Fix alignment fail in struct compat_siginfo
x32: Fix stupid ia32/x32 inversion in the siginfo format
x32: Add ptrace for x32
x32: Switch to a 64-bit clock_t
x32: Provide separate is_ia32_task() and is_x32_task() predicates
x86, mtrr: Use explicit sizing and padding for the 64-bit ioctls
x86/x32: Fix the binutils auto-detect
x32: Warn and disable rather than error if binutils too old
x32: Only clear TIF_X32 flag once
x32: Make sure TS_COMPAT is cleared for x32 tasks
fs: Remove missed ->fds_bits from cessation use of fd_set structs internally
fs: Fix close_on_exec pointer in alloc_fdtable
x32: Drop non-__vdso weak symbols from the x32 VDSO
x32: Fix coding style violations in the x32 VDSO code
x32: Add x32 VDSO support
x32: Allow x32 to be configured
x32: If configured, add x32 system calls to system call tables
x32: Handle process creation
x32: Signal-related system calls
x86: Add #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT to <asm/sys_ia32.h>
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Diffstat (limited to 'arch/x86/Kconfig')
-rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/Kconfig | 21 |
1 files changed, 17 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig index abfb953c131d..1d14cc6b79ad 100644 --- a/arch/x86/Kconfig +++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig @@ -2163,9 +2163,9 @@ config IA32_EMULATION depends on X86_64 select COMPAT_BINFMT_ELF ---help--- - Include code to run 32-bit programs under a 64-bit kernel. You should - likely turn this on, unless you're 100% sure that you don't have any - 32-bit programs left. + Include code to run legacy 32-bit programs under a + 64-bit kernel. You should likely turn this on, unless you're + 100% sure that you don't have any 32-bit programs left. config IA32_AOUT tristate "IA32 a.out support" @@ -2173,9 +2173,22 @@ config IA32_AOUT ---help--- Support old a.out binaries in the 32bit emulation. +config X86_X32 + bool "x32 ABI for 64-bit mode (EXPERIMENTAL)" + depends on X86_64 && IA32_EMULATION && EXPERIMENTAL + ---help--- + Include code to run binaries for the x32 native 32-bit ABI + for 64-bit processors. An x32 process gets access to the + full 64-bit register file and wide data path while leaving + pointers at 32 bits for smaller memory footprint. + + You will need a recent binutils (2.22 or later) with + elf32_x86_64 support enabled to compile a kernel with this + option set. + config COMPAT def_bool y - depends on IA32_EMULATION + depends on IA32_EMULATION || X86_X32 select ARCH_WANT_OLD_COMPAT_IPC config COMPAT_FOR_U64_ALIGNMENT |