* old_select vs sys_select
@ 2001-08-15 23:01 Dave Airlie
2001-08-15 23:21 ` Brian Gerst
0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Dave Airlie @ 2001-08-15 23:01 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-kernel
On the VAX port I'm updating my syscalls to match some of the other
platforms,
why do some platforms defined old_select and some just use sys_ni_syscall
for the system call number for the old_select... is this purely to deal
with old applications that were compiled against old kernels, and so this
means I don't have to implement old_select on the VAX at all..
Dave.
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David Airlie, Software Engineer
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* Re: old_select vs sys_select
2001-08-15 23:01 old_select vs sys_select Dave Airlie
@ 2001-08-15 23:21 ` Brian Gerst
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From: Brian Gerst @ 2001-08-15 23:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Dave Airlie; +Cc: linux-kernel
Dave Airlie wrote:
>
> On the VAX port I'm updating my syscalls to match some of the other
> platforms,
>
> why do some platforms defined old_select and some just use sys_ni_syscall
> for the system call number for the old_select... is this purely to deal
> with old applications that were compiled against old kernels, and so this
> means I don't have to implement old_select on the VAX at all..
>
> Dave.
It's for handling older versions of libc (or applications that are
statically linked). If you're starting from ground zero, forget about
any of that compatability cruft, as you will never encounter it for a
new port.
--
Brian Gerst
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