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. -- Glynn Clements <[email protected]>