Re: [PATCH 2/6] rename the provided execve functions to kernel_execve

Arnd Bergmann writes:

> Some architectures provide an execve function that does not
> set errno, but instead returns the result code directly.
> Rename these to kernel_execve to get the right semantics there.
> Moreover, there is no reasone for any of these architectures to
> still provide __KERNEL_SYSCALLS__ or _syscallN macros, so
> remove these right away.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <[email protected]>

Acked-by: Paul Mackerras <[email protected]>
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