Nicolas Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> > unlink(2) and unlinkat(2) are different system calls. unlinkat(2) is 
> > actually a
> > subcode (number 5) of the SYS_fsat system call. While it might be confusing 
> > to u
> > sers, DTrace isn't going to slap lipstack on that particular pig.
> > 
> > [...]
> > 
> > ---8<---
>
> This pig isn't very attractive.  Is a system call number shortage the
> underlying problem?  And is the fix to this ultimately about fixing the
> syscall number shortage?

grouping several "syscalls" under a single entry is nothting new.

As long as you stay under the limit of parameters that work fast, I see no 
problem with this kind of implementation.

Jörg

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