linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] implement-system-call-mini-HOWTO.txt

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Date:	Mon, 13 Nov 2006 09:04:13 +0100
From:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
To:	Amit Choudhary <amit2030@...il.com>
Cc:	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] implement-system-call-mini-HOWTO.txt

On Sun, 2006-11-12 at 22:14 -0800, Amit Choudhary wrote:
> Description: A mini HOWTO on implementing a new system call. 

> Although, I think that implementing new system calls is discouraged, many people do end up in implementing proprietary system calls. 



what do you mean by that? Do you mean open source-but-forked ? Yes that
is bad, because applications written to use that system call will not
work later on when the upstream kernel uses your system call number for
something else....



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