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On Mon, 7 Jul 2008 01:09:30 -0400 "Jinkai Gao" <mickeygjk@gmail.com> wrote: > Above is to demonstrate that LKM is extension to kernel, and the > system calls should be able to extend as long as the kernel is > extending. So The LKM should be able to define its own user interface > by adding new system call for itself. Since we promise a stable ABI to userspace, this is a bit of a problem. But... look today, we already have various system calls implemented by modules. (example: sys_nfsservctl) but to make it fully dynamic? Not a good idea... nobody would be able to program to it. -- If you want to reach me at my work email, use arjan@linux.intel.com For development, discussion and tips for power savings, visit http://www.lesswatts.org | ||||||||||||
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