Re: [PATCH] Making it easy to add system calls

george anzinger
2003-03-06T07:01:50Z

Jeff Garzik wrote:
>
> Your patch makes it impossible to tell at an easy glance which syscall
> is which number. The current code makes it quite obvious which numbers
> are assigned to which syscalls, and which syscall numbers are available
> for use. We lose valuable information with this patch, even if it does
> wind up to be functionally equivalent.

Of course the numbers as well as comments on the inactive or unused
entries could be added, just as they are today. I had also considered
the possiblility of adding the system call proto type as a parameter
in the macro. This could lead to a rather complete one entry
description of the call.

Still, it seems to not be in favor, so I will let it drop.