Original patch from gentoo: ../../dev/crosstool-NG/ct-ng.trunk/patches/strace/4.5.17/120-fix-arm-bad-syscall.patch -= BEGIN original header =- diff -dur strace-4.5.16.orig/syscall.c strace-4.5.16/syscall.c -= END original header =- diff -durN strace-4.5.17.orig/syscall.c strace-4.5.17/syscall.c --- strace-4.5.17.orig/syscall.c 2008-05-28 01:18:29.000000000 +0200 +++ strace-4.5.17/syscall.c 2008-10-24 21:30:13.000000000 +0200 @@ -1016,6 +1016,15 @@ /* * Note: we only deal with only 32-bit CPUs here. */ + + if (!(tcp->flags & TCB_INSYSCALL) && + (tcp->flags & TCB_WAITEXECVE)) { + /* caught a fake syscall from the execve's exit */ + tcp->flags &= ~TCB_WAITEXECVE; + return 0; + } + + if (regs.ARM_cpsr & 0x20) { /* * Get the Thumb-mode system call number