On Thu, 26 Feb 2004, Herbert Poetzl wrote:
> we had a long discussion on irc, and agreed on the
> current interface (don't you remember?)
I recall stating that I would not write any userspace program against your
broken interface until you until you fixed/reverted it.
I am unlikely to have to have done that if I was in agreement.
> "reboot restart" instead of "restart"
> [is] superior to the other?
It is not superior. The following is the original and is superior.
"sys_reboot" "restart"
"sys_reboot" "halt"
"sys_reboot" "poweroff"
Notice the two separate springs. One is the function() and one is the
parameter. This is the prototype for the system call `reboot(2)':
int reboot (int flag);
One is a function() and one is a parameter. They match.
In your design you've chosen to discard the most important detail; the name
of the function ! Let wrap some others calls for context 42:
bdflush(sub_function, pointer)
Good: vshelper "42" "sys_bdflush" "1" "pointer"
Bad: vshelper "1" "pointer" "42"
sync():
Good: vshelper "42" "sys_sync"
Bad: vshelper "42"
What I /did/ agree to was you droping the `sys_' off the front.
-Paul
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