From: Shriramana Sharma <samjnaa@gmail.com>
To: Linux C Programming List <linux-c-programming@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: kernel provided system call is an API?
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 06:12:56 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <47228990.7060007@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <18210.22198.824183.983353@cerise.gclements.plus.com>
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.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-10-27 0:42 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-10-26 16:25 kernel provided system call is an API? Shriramana Sharma
2007-10-26 21:05 ` Glynn Clements
2007-10-27 0:42 ` Shriramana Sharma [this message]
2007-10-27 1:33 ` Glynn Clements
2007-10-29 20:17 ` Hendrik Visage
2007-10-29 20:36 ` Steve Graegert
2007-10-29 22:11 ` Glynn Clements
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