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

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On 07/28/15 04:41, David Drysdale wrote:
> Add a document describing the process of adding a new system call,
> including the need for a flags argument for future compatibility, and
> covering 32-bit/64-bit concerns (albeit in an x86-centric way).
> 
> Signed-off-by: David Drysdale <drysdale@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@xxxxxxxxx>

Nice job.  and long overdue.  Thanks.

Reviewed-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> 
> ---
>  Documentation/adding-syscalls.txt | 454 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 454 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 Documentation/adding-syscalls.txt
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/adding-syscalls.txt b/Documentation/adding-syscalls.txt
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..5f52edda8951
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/Documentation/adding-syscalls.txt
> @@ -0,0 +1,454 @@



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~Randy
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