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Re: [PATCH] <bits/syscall.h>: Use an arch-independent system call list on Linux


On Apr 06 2017, Florian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com> wrote:

> I think the argument was that __NR_* should come from the kernel, and
> SYS_* should come from glibc, and that the kernel has no business defining
> SYS_* macros, purely based on namespace concerns.

I don't know why you are talking about SYS_.  All that the kernel
defines are __NR_.  The SYS_ defines are pure glibc stuff.

> Not sure if we are talking about the same thing.  Our kernel-headers
> package comes from the kernel sources, 3.10 era.

Consider splitting it out, they are really independent.  Then you can
update the kernel headers without touching the kernel.

Andreas.

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