>>>>> On Thu, 19 Jun 2003 21:20:19 +0200, Jamie Lokier <jamie@shareable.org> said:
Jamie> H. Peter Anvin wrote:
>> It's a pretty ugly name, quite frankly, since it doesn't explain
>> what it is a gate from or to. linux-syscall.so.1 or
>> linux-kernel.so.1 would make a lot more sense.
Jamie> linux-syscall.so.1 makes most sense to me.
Jamie> It's the only one which is correct and unambiguous.
It's not really correct. The DSO can be used for up-calls (e.g.,
signal trampolines), too.
Like I said, I can _live_ with "syscall", but would prefer "gate",
because it's technically more accurate. It's also shorter, always a
bonus... ;-)
--david
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