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DateWed, 18 Jun 2003 23:46:25 -0700
From"H. Peter Anvin" <>
SubjectRe: common name for the kernel DSO
David Mosberger wrote:
>>>>>>On 18 Jun 2003 23:18:02 -0700, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com> said:> > >   HPA> It's a pretty ugly name, quite frankly, since it doesn't explain what
>   HPA> it is a gate from or to.  linux-syscall.so.1 or linux-kernel.so.1
>   HPA> would make a lot more sense.
> 
> Umh, it does say _linux_-gate, so I think it's pretty
> self-explanatory.  I considered linux-kernel.so, but think it would
> cause a lot of confusion vis-a-vis, say, kernel32.dll (I didn't write
> that, did I??).  I'm not terribly fond of linux-syscall, but I could
> live with it.
> 

There is a lot of "linux" in userspace too, though.  ld-linux.so.* to 
start out with...

	-hpa


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