Re: syscall numbers

From: Greg KH (gregat_private)
Date: Sat Dec 07 2002 - 19:44:07 PST

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    On Sat, Dec 07, 2002 at 07:26:09PM -0800, Crispin Cowan wrote:
    > My understanding is that the current implementation of the syscall is 
    > dead.
    
    Exactly.
    
    > We hope to do some work to come up with a syscal implementation 
    > that is more acceptable to the kernel community. We don't have anything 
    > yet, and we won't bother proposing until and unless we come up with 
    > something that will pass muster with Miller's issues, but it would 
    > really nice if the syscall number stuck around.
    
    Who is "we"?
    And why would it matter if the number suck around?  What's wrong with
    using a new one if it's found to be really needed in the future?
    
    thanks,
    
    greg k-h
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