Re: adding a system call

2001-01-09 Thread Brian Pomerantz
This can all be done with a device file and a corresponding module to handle the mmap and any ioctl()'s you may want to support. No need to add another system call. BAPper On Tue, Jan 09, 2001 at 02:17:26PM -0500, Doug McNaught wrote: > Mihai Moise <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > My system

Re: adding a system call

2001-01-09 Thread Doug McNaught
Mihai Moise <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > My system call idea is to allow a superuser process to request a mmap on > behalf of an user process. To see how this would be useful, let us consider > svgalib. [...] > With my new system call, a superuser process can set the graphics mode in a > safe

Re: adding a system call

2001-01-09 Thread David Woodhouse
[EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > What is the procedure for adding a new system call to the Linux > kernel? First: Convince people that it's necessary. -- dwmw2 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FA

Re: adding a system call

2001-01-09 Thread Mihai Moise
> > What is the procedure for adding a new system call to the Linux kernel? > > hack away, the code's free. don't expect Linus to accept your > changes into the "real" kernel without a VERY good argument. I know. However the Kernel Hacker's Guide writes about sys.h. After a bit of exploring,