Re: kernel provided system call is an API?

Shriramana Sharma <[email protected]>
Newsgroups org.kernel.vger.linux-c-programming
Message-ID <[email protected]> 
Glynn Clements wrote:
> Shriramana Sharma wrote:
> 
>> 1. Can the system calls provided by the kernel be considered an API?
> 
> System calls aren't strictly an *application* programming interface.
> Applications are supposed to use the libc functions.

OK so is it at least a "programming interface"?

Thanks.

Shriramana Sharma.
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