support for calling Linux syscalls directly

[H. Peter Anvin]

On 02/06/2013 02:48 PM, Eric Wong wrote:
> Rich Felker <dalias@aerifal.cx> wrote:
>> On Mon, Feb 04, 2013 at 04:35:40AM +0100, Michael Kerrisk wrote:
>>> io_cancel(2)
>>> io_destroy(2)
>>> io_getevents(2)
>>> io_setup(2)
>>> io_submit(2)
>>
>> There may be some existing lib for these, although if there is I
>> question the reasoning behind that...
> 
> I don't know the reasoning, but they're in libaio.
> Still available in Debian: http://packages.qa.debian.org/libaio
> but the kernel page is empty: http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/aio/
> 

It probably means the owner of the files haven't verified them and
re-uploaded after the 2011 security breach.

	-hpa