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Subject: Re: What is HIDE_POSIX & HIDE_BSD?
From: Zhihui Zhang <zzhang () cs ! binghamton ! edu>
Date: 2002-01-30 22:11:37
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I can't guess what does it mean by "hiding". Maybe any system call can be
hidden from some configuration of the kernel.
-Zhihui
On Wed, 30 Jan 2002, Peter Pentchev wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 29, 2002 at 03:58:16PM -0500, Zhihui Zhang wrote:
> >
> > While adding a system call, I notice in file syscall-hide.h there are
> > many instances of HIDE_POSIX() and HIDE_BSD(). What is the purpose of
> > these macros? Maybe they are now obsolete?
>
> The syscalls-hide.h file was generated from sys/kern/makesyscalls.sh
> from the third field of sys/kern/syscalls.master - POSIX, BSD or NOHIDE.
> However, three months ago Poul Henning-Kamp removed the syscalls-hide.h
> file and the relevant parts of makesyscalls.sh. I think that this may
> be scheduled for MFC'ing some time in the future, but you might have
> to ask phk for specifics.
>
> Also, I would also like to know what was the original purpose of
> the POSIX/BSD/NOHIDE distinction. BTW, should that field be removed
> from syscalls.master, too?
>
> G'luck,
> Peter
>
> --
> If wishes were fishes, the antecedent of this conditional would be true.
>
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