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Re: emacs & MAXPATHLEN
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David Kastrup |
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Re: emacs & MAXPATHLEN |
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Thu, 04 Aug 2005 08:30:05 +0200 |
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Gnus/5.11 (Gnus v5.11) Emacs/22.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
"Richard M. Stallman" <address@hidden> writes:
> Well, it _is_ the "system" in "system call": a "system call" clearly
> passes control to Linux.
>
> Actually it calls libc, and then libc invokes the kernel.
Uh no. That is the system call _wrapper_ of the library. The system
call itself is a trap or software interrupt.
Take a look at a dictionary: <URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_call>
> > It isn't GNU/Linux, but like GNU/Linux, it includes
> > Linux along with many other programs.
>
> Linux is not really a program in the usual sense.
>
> It is a program, in the usual sense of the word.
> You must have some unusual sense of the word in mind.
<URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_system>
<URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_program>
Looks more like a collection of services to me, somewhat like a
library. A kernel that runs below a microkernel might be considered
to act partly as a program, at least if the microkernel does the
scheduling.
It's not exactly like any of this should be news to you.
--
David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum
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