# Re: \[patch 16/18\] x86/entry: Get rid of the sys\_ni\_syscall() indirection

- From: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior \<bigeasy@linutronix.de\>
- Date: 2026-10-22 15:02:38 
- List: linuxppc-dev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2026/10/17788341
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linuxppc-dev/2026/07/17227033/t/2.md

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On 2026-10-22 16:24:30 [+0200], To Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> The test could be updated via the hunk below in case the new behaviour
> is what is expected. hpa made the extension to the test in commit
> 795e2a023b808 ("selftests/x86/syscall: Add tests under ptrace to
> syscall_numbering_64").
> 
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/x86/syscall_numbering.c b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/syscall_numbering.c
> index ca0eca7b9dced..1435394fba022 100644
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/x86/syscall_numbering.c
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/syscall_numbering.c

Now I notice the fix depends on CONFIG_X86_X32_ABI=y (fails for =n).
But we want to get rid of it anyway so…
CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION is not affected (with the fix).

Sebastian

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