Messages in this thread | | | From | (Alan Cox) | Subject | Re: [patch] jiffies wraparound [Re: 2.1.125 Show stopper list: Draft] | Date | Tue, 27 Oct 1998 14:25:48 +0000 (GMT) |
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> I consider the current sysconf() interface infinitely yucky. It was a very > painful experience going through the code to fix up the stuff to use the > new mm interfaces in early 2.1.x. It's trying to be way too generic for > very little gain.
sysconf is elegant and scalable, much like ioctl. Making it pretty is a matter for user libraries. Its also extremely noticable the 'make it pretty' is generally not done because its actually easier for programmers to have a simple syscall set.
> I much prefer a "getpagesize()" system call on architectures that need it, > instead of needlessly polluting some configuration space.
Your obsession with new syscalls is misguided IMHO Linus. getpagesize() is a library issue. Hell it doesnt matter if glibc implements it by doing maps on each power of 2 boundary and seeing which is the first not to tail.
So why do we need a getpagesize() syscall in the first place 8)
Alan
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