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1 files changed, 14 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/entry.S b/arch/alpha/kernel/entry.S
index c64806a2daf5..21840e7042f3 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/entry.S
@@ -473,7 +473,7 @@ entSys:
bne $3, strace
beq $4, 1f
ldq $27, 0($5)
-1: jsr $26, ($27), alpha_ni_syscall
+1: jsr $26, ($27), sys_ni_syscall
ldgp $gp, 0($26)
blt $0, $syscall_error /* the call failed */
stq $0, 0($sp)
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ strace:
/* get the system call pointer.. */
lda $1, NR_SYSCALLS($31)
lda $2, sys_call_table
- lda $27, alpha_ni_syscall
+ lda $27, sys_ni_syscall
cmpult $0, $1, $1
s8addq $0, $2, $2
beq $1, 1f
@@ -843,15 +843,20 @@ sys_rt_sigreturn:
.end sys_rt_sigreturn
.align 4
- .globl alpha_ni_syscall
- .ent alpha_ni_syscall
-alpha_ni_syscall:
+ .globl alpha_syscall_zero
+ .ent alpha_syscall_zero
+alpha_syscall_zero:
.prologue 0
- /* Special because it also implements overflow handling via
- syscall number 0. And if you recall, zero is a special
- trigger for "not an error". Store large non-zero there. */
+ /* Special because it needs to do something opposite to
+ force_successful_syscall_return(). We use the saved
+ syscall number for that, zero meaning "not an error".
+ That works nicely, but for real syscall 0 we need to
+ make sure that this logics doesn't get confused.
+ Store a non-zero there - -ENOSYS we need in register
+ for our return value will do just fine.
+ */
lda $0, -ENOSYS
unop
stq $0, 0($sp)
ret
-.end alpha_ni_syscall
+.end alpha_syscall_zero