Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 19 Oct 1999 14:05:24 +0100 (GMT/BST) | From | Mike Jagdis <> | Subject | Re: access_ok inside kernelspace |
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On Tue, 19 Oct 1999, Alan Cox wrote:
> > Actually, Ingo - there *is* one case where going through _syscallX() and > > therefore int 0x80 from the kernel *is* the only way. This is when the > > caller is a module. That is how I call sysfs() from BFS module. > > Why not export sys_sysfs() ??
The system call table is exported instead because years ago Linus said he wanted to keep the exports to modules under reasonable control and exporting sys_* for iBCS wasn't on.
Mike
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