Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 29 Mar 2007 20:05:24 +0200 (MEST) | From | Jan Engelhardt <> | Subject | Re: Interface for the new fallocate() system call |
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On Mar 29 2007 13:18, linux-os (Dick Johnson) wrote: > >I think it's always better to put only a pointer on the stack as >above.
I have to disagree, since wrapping it into a struct and copying the struct in kernelspace from userspace requires more code. Pointers only become useful at 3 (rarely) or 4 (yeah, more likely) and 5+ (definitely) arguments, (3) see above about copying, (4) middle thing and (5) tons of arguments like mmap() should be wrapped up... for simplicity of dealing with it later.
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