On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 9:13 AM, Shraddha Kamat <sh2008ka@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > What is a kernel DSO ? I encountered it while > I was reading perf code. AFAIK, it's a virtual "library", which act as a "hub" when user space application does system call. Specifically, when one does system call, it jumps to this DSO. Then, IIRC, this DSO determines whether to use int 80h or sysenter/syscall (for x86). Following it up, system call flows as usual. You can see this DSO's address by using cat /proc/self/maps. Look for "vdso". -- regards, Mulyadi Santosa Freelance Linux trainer and consultant blog: the-hydra.blogspot.com training: mulyaditraining.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies
