linux-toradex.git/Documentation/adding-syscalls.txt, branch v4.5-rc3 Linux kernel for Apalis and Colibri modules Documentation: describe how to add a system call 2015-08-13T23:54:06+00:00 David Drysdale drysdale@google.com 2015-08-10T08:00:44+00:00 4983953dbd038fd720e7e16eb9bad5d8ea059ccf Add a document describing the process of adding a new system call, including the need for a flags argument for future compatibility, and covering 32-bit/64-bit concerns (albeit in an x86-centric way). Signed-off-by: David Drysdale <drysdale@google.com> Reviewed-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com> Reviewed-by: Eric B Munson <emunson@akamai.com> Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> Reviewed-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org> Reviewed-by: Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org> Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net> 
Add a document describing the process of adding a new system call,
including the need for a flags argument for future compatibility, and
covering 32-bit/64-bit concerns (albeit in an x86-centric way).

Signed-off-by: David Drysdale <drysdale@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Eric B Munson <emunson@akamai.com>
Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
Reviewed-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>
Reviewed-by: Josh Triplett <josh@joshtriplett.org>
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>