> Is memcpy a system call? > > Thanks in advnace, > memcpy is *not* a system call. It is a standard C library function. System calls are those where you enter the kernel mode and ask your OS to do something for you (like read/write from disk). For memory copy you don't need to take the service of OS. _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies