Re: [PATCHv2 1/1] Documentation: describe how to add a system call

Desnoyers [off-list ref],"linux-doc@vger.kernel.org" [off-list ref],"linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" [off-list ref],Peter Zijlstra [off-list ref]
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Let me see if I can unbury it - probably not until Monday, though.

On July 31, 2015 11:18:06 PM PDT, Josh Triplett [off-list ref] wrote:

On Fri, Jul 31, 2015 at 09:56:46PM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:

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On 07/31/2015 09:32 PM, Josh Triplett wrote:

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Sure, agreed.  But I really hope we don't create new kernel ABIs

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involve constructs like that.

It's worth noting I have pushed for auto-marshalling in general for a
long time, not the least to get rid of the awful syscall(3) wrapper. 

I

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even built a prototype but didn't have time to productize it.

Interesting!  Can you post the prototype?

- Josh Triplett

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