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| -rw-r--r-- | include/sys/syscall.h | 18 |
1 files changed, 7 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/include/sys/syscall.h b/include/sys/syscall.h index 1efdd8271..723a99ee0 100644 --- a/include/sys/syscall.h +++ b/include/sys/syscall.h @@ -19,18 +19,14 @@ #ifndef _SYSCALL_H #define _SYSCALL_H 1 -/* This file includes the kernel's syscall list, and then includes our own - * private copy of the _syscall macros. This is important, since on - * some arches (such as i386), the kernel _syscall[0-5] macros don't - * handle things like PIC code, so we can't use them. */ +/* This file provides us with our own private copy of the _syscall[0-5] macros. + * This is important, since on some arches (such as i386) the kernel's macros + * don't handle things like PIC code, so we can't use them. */ #include <bits/syscalls.h> -#ifndef _LIBC -/* The Linux kernel header file defines macros `__NR_<name>', but some - programs expect the traditional form `SYS_<name>'. So in building libc - we scan the kernel's list and produce <bits/syscall.h> with macros for - all the `SYS_' names. */ -# include <bits/syscall.h> -#endif +/* This includes the `__NR_<name>' syscall numbers taken from the Linux kernel + * header files. It also defines the traditional `SYS_<name>' macros for older + * programs. */ +#include <bits/syscall.h> #endif |