task_spawn() and posix_spawn() are NuttX OS interfaces. In PROTECTED and KERNEL build modes, then can be reached from applications only via a system call. Currently, the number of parameters in a system call is limited to six; these spawn function have seven parameters. Rather than extend the maximum number of parameters across all architectures, I opted instead to marshal the seven parameters into a structure.
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In order to support builtin in function in protected mode, a task_spawn() system call must be supported. Unfortunately this is overly complex because there is a (soft) limit of 6 parameters in a system call; task_spawn has seven paramters. This is a soft limit but still difficult to extend because it involves assembly language changes to numerous architectures. Better to get more creative.
arch/: Removed all references to CONFIG_DISABLE_POLL. The standard POSIX poll() can not longer be disabled.
sched/ audio/ crypto/: Removed all references to CONFIG_DISABLE_POLL. The standard POSIX poll() can not longer be disabled.
Documentation/: Removed all references to CONFIG_DISABLE_POLL. The standard POSIX poll() can not longer be disabled.
fs/: Removed all references to CONFIG_DISABLE_POLL. The standard POSIX poll() can not longer be disabled.
graphics/: Removed all references to CONFIG_DISABLE_POLL. The standard POSIX poll() can not longer be disabled.
net/: Removed all references to CONFIG_DISABLE_POLL. The standard POSIX poll() can not longer be disabled.
drivers/: Removed all references to CONFIG_DISABLE_POLL. The standard POSIX poll() can not longer be disabled.
include/, syscall/, wireless/: Removed all references to CONFIG_DISABLE_POLL. The standard POSIX poll() can not longer be disabled.
configs/: Remove all references to CONFIG_DISABLE_POLL. Standard POSIX poll can no longer be disabled.
libs/: Remove references to CONFIG_DISABLE_SIGNALS. Signals can no longer be disabled.
syscall/: Remove references to CONFIG_DISABLE_SIGNALS. Signals can no longer be disabled.
wireless/: Remove references to CONFIG_DISABLE_SIGNALS. Signals can no longer be disabled.
Documentation/: Remove references to CONFIG_DISABLE_SIGNALS. Signals can no longer be disabled.
include/: Remove references to CONFIG_DISABLE_SIGNALS. Signals can no longer be disabled.
drivers/: Remove references to CONFIG_DISABLE_SIGNALS. Signals can no longer be disabled.
sched/: Remove references to CONFIG_DISABLE_SIGNALS. Signals can no longer be disabled.
configs: Remove references to CONFIG_DISABLE_SIGNALS. Signals can no longer be disabled.
arch/xtensa: Remove references to CONFIG_DISABLE_SIGNALS. Signals can no longer be disabled.
arch/z80: Remove references to CONFIG_DISABLE_SIGNALS. Signals can no longer be disabled.
arch/x86: Remove references to CONFIG_DISABLE_SIGNALS. Signals can no longer be disabled.
arch/renesas and arch/risc-v: Remove references to CONFIG_DISABLE_SIGNALS. Signals can no longer be disabled.
arch/or1k: Remove all references to CONFIG_DISABLE_SIGNALS. Signals are always enabled.
arch/misoc: Remove all references to CONFIG_DISABLE_SIGNALS. Signals are always enabled.
arch/mips: Remove all references to CONFIG_DISABLE_SIGNALS. Signals are always enabled.
arch/avr: Remove all references to CONFIG_DISABLE_SIGNALS. Signals are always enabled.
arch/arm: Remove all references to CONFIG_DISABLE_SIGNALS. Signals are always enabled.
Squashed commit of the following:
configs/: The few configurations that formerly set CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS=0 should not default, rather they should set the number of descriptors to 3.
fs/: Remove all conditional logic based on CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS == 0
tools/: Tools updates for changes to usage of CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS.
syscall/: Remove all conditional logic based on CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS == 0
libs/: Remove all conditional logic based on CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS == 0
include/: Remove all conditional logic based on CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS == 0
drivers/: Remove all conditional logic based on CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS == 0
Documentation/: Remove all references to CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS == 0
binfmt/: Remove all conditional logic based on CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS == 0
arch/: Remove all conditional logic based on CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS == 0
net/: Remove all conditional logic based on CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS == 0
sched/: Remove all conditional logic based on CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS == 0
sched/Kconfig: CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS may no longer to set to a value less than 3
configs/: Remove all settings for CONFIG_NFILE_DESCRIPTORS < 3
1. Move exepath_*() related code to libc/misc
1. Rename exepath_ to envpath_
2. Rename BINFMT_EXEPATH to LIB_ENVPATH
libs/libc/modlib: Add pre module library symbol table support
sched/clock: Move the implementation of clock() from libs/libc/time to sched/clock. This is necessary because it calls the (now) internal OS function clock_systimer. clock() is now accessed only via a system call in certain configuratins.
libs/libc/wqueue: Replace calls to clock_systimer() with calls to the equivalent clock().
fs: Add truncate() support for userfs
fs/unionfs: Add truncate() support to the unionfs
fs/tmpfs: Add ftruncate() support to tmpfs
syscall/: Add system call support for ftruncate()
net/route: Adding ftruncate() support eliminates an issue in file-based routing table management.
fs: Add basic framework to support truncate() and ftruncate(). The infrastructure is complete. Now, however, the actual implementation of ftruncate() will have to be done for each file system.
Entropy pool gathers environmental noise from device drivers, user-space, etc., and returns good random numbers, suitable for cryptographic use. Based on entropy pool design from *BSDs and uses BLAKE2Xs algorithm for CSPRNG output.
Patch also adds /dev/urandom support for using entropy pool RNG and new 'getrandom' system call for getting randomness without file-descriptor usage (thus avoiding file-descriptor exhaustion attacks). The 'getrandom' interface is similar as 'getentropy' and 'getrandom' available on OpenBSD and Linux respectively.