Hi Elvira, Thank you for the patch! Yet something to improve: [auto build test ERROR on linus/master] [cannot apply to v4.20 next-20190103] [if your patch is applied to the wrong git tree, please drop us a note to help improve the system] url: https://github.com/0day-ci/linux/commits/Dmitry-V-Levin/asm-generic-syscall-h-prepare-for-inclusion-by-other-files/20190107-115241 config: nds32-defconfig (attached as .config) compiler: nds32le-linux-gcc (GCC) 6.4.0 reproduce: wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/intel/lkp-tests/master/sbin/make.cross -O ~/bin/make.cross chmod +x ~/bin/make.cross # save the attached .config to linux build tree GCC_VERSION=6.4.0 make.cross ARCH=nds32 All errors (new ones prefixed by >>): lib/syscall.o: In function `syscall_get_nr': >> syscall.c:(.text+0x0): multiple definition of `syscall_get_nr' kernel/ptrace.o:ptrace.c:(.text+0x38c): first defined here lib/syscall.o: In function `syscall_rollback': >> syscall.c:(.text+0x18): multiple definition of `syscall_rollback' kernel/ptrace.o:ptrace.c:(.text+0x3a4): first defined here lib/syscall.o: In function `syscall_get_error': >> syscall.c:(.text+0x34): multiple definition of `syscall_get_error' kernel/ptrace.o:ptrace.c:(.text+0x3c0): first defined here lib/syscall.o: In function `syscall_get_return_value': >> syscall.c:(.text+0x54): multiple definition of `syscall_get_return_value' kernel/ptrace.o:ptrace.c:(.text+0x3e0): first defined here lib/syscall.o: In function `syscall_set_return_value': >> syscall.c:(.text+0x6c): multiple definition of `syscall_set_return_value' kernel/ptrace.o:ptrace.c:(.text+0x3f8): first defined here lib/syscall.o: In function `syscall_get_arguments': >> syscall.c:(.text+0x88): multiple definition of `syscall_get_arguments' kernel/ptrace.o:ptrace.c:(.text+0x414): first defined here lib/syscall.o: In function `syscall_set_arguments': >> syscall.c:(.text+0x1e0): multiple definition of `syscall_set_arguments' kernel/ptrace.o:ptrace.c:(.text+0x63c): first defined here --- 0-DAY kernel test infrastructure Open Source Technology Center https://lists.01.org/pipermail/kbuild-all Intel Corporation