Re: kernel provided system call is an API?

Glynn Clements <[email protected]>
Newsgroups org.kernel.vger.linux-c-programming
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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"?

Yes, although it's intended to be used solely by libc.

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