Re: Newlib Digest, Vol 64, Issue 17

Hi Sam,

Thank you for your guidance! This was really very helpful to
me as a new contributor.

Regards,
Arijit


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>    2. Re: [QUERY] Understanding call flow from stdio to stub
>       syscalls in newlib (nvptx) ([email protected])
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> Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2025 19:51:58 +0530
> Subject: [QUERY] Understanding call flow from stdio to stub syscalls in newlib (nvptx)
> Hi,
>
> I’m a new contributor to newlib, currently working on modifying the
> stub system calls in
> newlib/libc/machine/nvptx/misc.c as part of my Google Summer of Code
> 2025 project
> under GCC. The goal is to implement a memory-resident filesystem for
> nvptx targets.
>
> To facilitate this, I’d like to better understand how higher-level
> stdio functions (e.g., fopen())
> resolve down to these low-level syscall stubs like open().
> Specifically, I’m looking for a
> rough call flow or trace of function calls (e.g, fopen() --> open()),
> and any relevant source
> files beyond misc.c that would be helpful for understanding this
> linkage within newlib.
>
> Any guidance or references would be greatly appreciated.
>
> Thanks and regards,
> Arijit Kumar Das
>
>
>
>
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> Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2025 16:29:09 +0100
> Subject: Re: [QUERY] Understanding call flow from stdio to stub syscalls in newlib (nvptx)
> On 13/06/2025 15:21, Arijit Kumar Das wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I’m a new contributor to newlib, currently working on modifying the
> > stub system calls in
> > newlib/libc/machine/nvptx/misc.c as part of my Google Summer of Code
> > 2025 project
> > under GCC. The goal is to implement a memory-resident filesystem for
> > nvptx targets.
> >
> > To facilitate this, I’d like to better understand how higher-level
> > stdio functions (e.g., fopen())
> > resolve down to these low-level syscall stubs like open().
> > Specifically, I’m looking for a
> > rough call flow or trace of function calls (e.g, fopen() --> open()),
> > and any relevant source
> > files beyond misc.c that would be helpful for understanding this
> > linkage within newlib.
> >
> > Any guidance or references would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks and regards,
> > Arijit Kumar Das
>
> The sources for newlib are online-browsable via
> https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=newlib-cygwin.git and the
> documentation for what is required for each FILE-based call at
> https://sourceware.org/newlib/ although the latter only tells you about
> the latest newlib release whereas your platform may be using an earlier
> one so checking the sources for the release in use can save some
> headaches. (I've implemented the FD-based APIs on newlib routing to
> FatFS, LittleFS & lwIP simultaneously in the past and the web site has
> led me astray sometimes!)
>
> But provided you follow the POSIX specifications for the low level APIs
> (open(), close(), read(), write(), isatty(), lseek(), fstat() at least
> and maybe dirent.h, stat() and unlink()) as closely as you can given the
> limitations of your filesystem then newlib will be happy and you don't
> need to nor should you make assumptions about how exactly newlib uses
> them to implement the higher level APIs.
>
> --
> Sam Edge