From: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 08:17:58 -0800 > Is the splice family of syscalls the only one that tiny has identified > for optional building or can we expect similar treatment for other > syscalls? > > Why will many embedded systems not need these syscalls? You know > exactly what apps they run and you are positive that those apps do > not use splice? I think starting to compile out system calls is a very slippery slope we should not begin the journey down. This changes the forward facing interface to userspace. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-api" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
