Ok Thanks. So actually getpid() doesn't cause mode switch. But is it mandatory to execute getpid()? If yes why
Regards, Abhi -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Geert Uytterhoeven Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 3:19 PM To: Krishnappa Abhijith-A21204 Cc: User-mode Linux Kernel Development Subject: Re: [uml-devel] Regarding getpid On Tue, 12 Dec 2006, Krishnappa Abhijith-A21204 wrote: > "Process system calls must be nullified in the host, and > this is done by converting them into getpid. " > How is system calls are nullified by converting them to getpid() ? Instead of calling the actual system call, it just calls getpid(). I.e. the actual system call is not executed, and getpid() is more or less a NOP. Gr{oetje,eeting}s, Geert -- Geert Uytterhoeven -- There's lots of Linux beyond ia32 -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] In personal conversations with technical people, I call myself a hacker. But when I'm talking to journalists I just say "programmer" or something like that. -- Linus Torvalds ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys - and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ User-mode-linux-devel mailing list User-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/user-mode-linux-devel
