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[kcall] Automatically Update Number of Kernel Calls #176

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ppenna opened this issue Sep 9, 2019 · 0 comments
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[kcall] Automatically Update Number of Kernel Calls #176

ppenna opened this issue Sep 9, 2019 · 0 comments
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ppenna commented Sep 9, 2019

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Currently, whenever we add a new kernel call, we should update NR_SYSCALLS. If we are not cautious, this may introduce a bug in the kernel.

Instead, we should create a constant NR_last_kcall with the last kernel call number and make NR_SYSCALLS expand to it.
@ppenna ppenna added enhancement Enhancement Request on an Existing Feature good first issue Good for Newcomers labels Sep 9, 2019
@ppenna ppenna added this to the Microkernel 1.0 Release milestone Sep 9, 2019
@ppenna ppenna changed the title Automatically Update Last Kernel Call Number Automatically Update Number of Kernel Calls Sep 9, 2019
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@ppenna ppenna changed the title Automatically Update Number of Kernel Calls [kcall] Automatically Update Number of Kernel Calls Sep 10, 2019
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