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From: Shriramana Sharma <samjnaa@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: kernel provided system call is an API?
Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2007 06:12:56 +0530
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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.