@@ -31,25 +31,17 @@
#define AUTOFS_MIN_PROTO_VERSION AUTOFS_PROTO_VERSION
/*
- * Architectures where both 32- and 64-bit binaries can be executed
- * on 64-bit kernels need this. This keeps the structure format
- * uniform, and makes sure the wait_queue_token isn't too big to be
- * passed back down to the kernel.
- *
- * This assumes that on these architectures:
- * mode 32 bit 64 bit
- * -------------------------
- * int 32 bit 32 bit
- * long 32 bit 64 bit
- *
- * If so, 32-bit user-space code should be backwards compatible.
+ * The wait_queue_token (autofs_wqt_t) is part of a structure which is passed
+ * back to the kernel via ioctl from userspace. On architectures where 32- and
+ * 64-bit userspace binaries can be executed it's important that the size of
+ * autofs_wqt_t stays constant between 32- and 64-bit Linux kernels so that we
+ * do not break the binary ABI interface by changing the structure size.
*/
-#if defined(__sparc__) || defined(__mips__) || defined(__x86_64__) \
- || defined(__powerpc__) || defined(__s390__)
-typedef unsigned int autofs_wqt_t;
-#else
+#if defined(__ia64__) || defined(__alpha__) /* pure 64bit architectures */
typedef unsigned long autofs_wqt_t;
+#else
+typedef unsigned int autofs_wqt_t;
#endif
/* Packet types */
This is a note to let you know that I have just added a patch titled unbreak automounter support on 64-bit kernel with 32-bit to the linux-3.5.y-queue branch of the 3.5.y.z extended stable tree which can be found at: http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=ubuntu/linux.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/linux-3.5.y-queue If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to this tree, please reply to this email. For more information about the 3.5.y.z tree, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/Dev/ExtendedStable Thanks. -Luis ------ From f232680739377c0e8c39373e7f4b6a708493a4b6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Helge Deller <deller@gmx.de> Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2013 19:39:52 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] unbreak automounter support on 64-bit kernel with 32-bit userspace (v2) commit 4f4ffc3a5398ef9bdbb32db04756d7d34e356fcf upstream. automount-support is broken on the parisc architecture, because the existing architecture is similiar to other 64bit Linux targets where we have to define autofs_wqt_t (which is passed back and forth to user space) as int type which has a size of 32bit across 32 and 64bit kernels. During the discussion on the mailing list, H. Peter Anvin suggested to invert the #if list since only specific platforms (specifically those who do not have a 32bit userspace, like IA64 and Alpha) should have autofs_wqt_t as unsigned long type. This suggestion is probably the best way to go, since Arm64 (and maybe others?) seems to have a non-working automounter. So in the long run even for other new upcoming architectures this inverted check seem to be the best solution, since it will not require them to change this #if again (unless they are 64bit only). Signed-off-by: Helge Deller <deller@gmx.de> Acked-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com> Acked-by: Ian Kent <raven@themaw.net> Acked-by: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com> CC: James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@HansenPartnership.com> CC: Rolf Eike Beer <eike-kernel@sf-tec.de> [ luis: adjusted file name ] Signed-off-by: Luis Henriques <luis.henriques@canonical.com> --- include/linux/auto_fs.h | 24 ++++++++---------------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) -- 1.8.1.2