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1 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/sysdep.h b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/sysdep.h
index 7bf146e8be..5275ebaf57 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/sysdep.h
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/sysdep.h
@@ -159,6 +159,11 @@ __i686.get_pc_thunk.reg: \
# endif /* _LIBC_REENTRANT */
#endif /* PIC */
+
+/* The original calling convention for system calls on Linux/i386 is
+ to use int $0x80. */
+#define ENTER_KERNEL int $0x80
+
/* Linux takes system call arguments in registers:
syscall number %eax call-clobbered
@@ -208,7 +213,7 @@ __i686.get_pc_thunk.reg: \
PUSHARGS_##args \
DOARGS_##args \
movl $SYS_ify (syscall_name), %eax; \
- int $0x80 \
+ ENTER_KERNEL \
POPARGS_##args
#define PUSHARGS_0 /* No arguments to push. */
@@ -255,6 +260,10 @@ __i686.get_pc_thunk.reg: \
#else /* !__ASSEMBLER__ */
+/* The original calling convention for system calls on Linux/i386 is
+ to use int $0x80. */
+#define ENTER_KERNEL "int $0x80"
+
/* We need some help from the assembler to generate optimal code. We
define some macros here which later will be used. */
asm (".L__X'%ebx = 1\n\t"
@@ -315,7 +324,7 @@ asm (".L__X'%ebx = 1\n\t"
asm volatile ( \
LOADARGS_##nr \
"movl %1, %%eax\n\t" \
- "int $0x80\n\t" \
+ ENTER_KERNEL "\n\t" \
RESTOREARGS_##nr \
: "=a" (resultvar) \
: "i" (__NR_##name) ASMFMT_##nr(args) : "memory", "cc"); \