Re: [PATCH 3/7] uts namespaces: use init_utsname when appropriate

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On Sat, 2006-04-08 at 01:09 -0600, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> > -#define ELF_PLATFORM  (system_utsname.machine)
> > +#define ELF_PLATFORM  (init_utsname()->machine)
> >  
> >  #ifdef __KERNEL__
> >  #define SET_PERSONALITY(ex, ibcs2) do { } while (0)
> I think this one needs to be utsname()->machine.
> Currently it doesn't matter.  But Herbert has expressed
> the desire to make a machine appear like an older one.

This is extremely useful for faking it as "i386" on x86_64 systems, for
instance.

Sam.

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