semaphores and noatomic flag

I write this to discuss the reasons why the semop system call should have an IPC_NOATOMIC flag. Suppose we have two processes, called client and server, which communicate through a shared memory segment and two semaphores, and need to synchonize their activities so that they don't operate simulta

Re: adding a system call

> > What is the procedure for adding a new system call to the Linux kernel? > > hack away, the code's free. don't expect Linus to accept your > changes into the "real" kernel without a VERY good argument. I know. However the Kernel Hacker's Guide writes about sys.h. After a bit of exploring,

adding a system call

Hello, What is the procedure for adding a new system call to the Linux kernel? Mihai - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/