On Tue, 2007-02-06 at 11:32 +0100, Erik Mouw wrote: > On Tue, Feb 06, 2007 at 10:32:15AM +0530, Dang wrote: > > Hi, I am trying to add a new system call in linux kernel 2.6.19. > > Adding all the required kernel code is fine but compilation of user > > space code is giving some issues. > > > > The _syscall0, _syscall1, .... interface that was available till > > 2.6.17 seems to have been discontinued. _syscall0... marcos are > > defined in asm-i386/unistd.h but inside kernel block. > > > > Can anybody give me some pointers as to how system call are to be > > invoked 2.6.18 onwards? > > This is what I use: > > /* stupid hack to get _syscall0() and _syscall3() macros */ > #define __KERNEL__ > #include <linux/unistd.h> > #undef __KERNEL__ > > Not nice, but it works. man syscall why not use that? -- if you want to mail me at work (you don't), use arjan (at) linux.intel.com Test the interaction between Linux and your BIOS via http://www.linuxfirmwarekit.org -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
