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DateThu, 2 May 1996 23:05:29 -0400
From"David S. Miller" <>
SubjectRe: loadable modules
   From: Alan Cox <alan@cymru.net>
   Date: 	Thu, 2 May 1996 17:52:37 +0100 (BST)

   > There are reasons I do not want to do this with libc - basically, a libc 
   > approach can be bypassed with static bins, which I cant allow in this case.
   In which case you'll need to modify the actual kernel. The syscall map is
   static and its a very dangerous thing to play with as you shouldnt assume
   its just going to be a vector table. We pull tricks already - eg the sparc
   uses the low bit of the vector to indicate a call it can skip the expensive
   window saving on.

Although Alan's points are valid, I'm getting rid of that low-bit
"feature" because after optimizing the trap entry/exit code last night
I decided the complexity/performance-gain ratio didn't warrant the
optimization.

Later,
David S. Miller
davem@caip.rutgers.edu


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