Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: common name for the kernel DSO | From | David Mosberger-Tang <> | Date | 19 Jun 2003 13:26:42 -0700 |
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>>>>> On Thu, 19 Jun 2003 21:20:19 +0200, Jamie Lokier <jamie@shareable.org> said:
Jamie> H. Peter Anvin wrote: >> It's a pretty ugly name, quite frankly, since it doesn't explain >> what it is a gate from or to. linux-syscall.so.1 or >> linux-kernel.so.1 would make a lot more sense.
Jamie> linux-syscall.so.1 makes most sense to me.
Jamie> It's the only one which is correct and unambiguous.
It's not really correct. The DSO can be used for up-calls (e.g., signal trampolines), too.
Like I said, I can _live_ with "syscall", but would prefer "gate", because it's technically more accurate. It's also shorter, always a bonus... ;-)
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