"Richard M. Stallman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Well, it _is_ the "system" in "system call": a "system call" clearly > passes control to Linux. > > Actually it calls libc, and then libc invokes the kernel.
Uh no. That is the system call _wrapper_ of the library. The system call itself is a trap or software interrupt. Take a look at a dictionary: <URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System_call> > > It isn't GNU/Linux, but like GNU/Linux, it includes > > Linux along with many other programs. > > Linux is not really a program in the usual sense. > > It is a program, in the usual sense of the word. > You must have some unusual sense of the word in mind. <URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operating_system> <URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_program> Looks more like a collection of services to me, somewhat like a library. A kernel that runs below a microkernel might be considered to act partly as a program, at least if the microkernel does the scheduling. It's not exactly like any of this should be news to you. -- David Kastrup, Kriemhildstr. 15, 44793 Bochum _______________________________________________ Emacs-devel mailing list Emacs-devel@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/emacs-devel
