[systemd-devel] Linux kernel API

[ScotXW]

Hi,

On 11/02/2013 12:15 AM, Greg KH wrote:
> On Sat, Nov 02, 2013 at 12:05:23AM +0100, ScotXW wrote:
>> On 11/01/2013 06:51 PM, Greg KH wrote:
>>> On Fri, Nov 01, 2013 at 06:47:00PM +0100, ScotXW wrote:
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> systemd is written exclusively for the Linux kernel because this
>>>> offers advantages over the POSIX API. To illustrate the difference
>>>> between Linux kernel API and POSIX API I created a diagram, see [1].
>>>
>>> Linux doesn't implement all of the POSIX api in the kernel, other
>>> portions of it are in other userspace pieces.
>>
>> Would you please name a couple beside the libc?
>
> Why, this is your research, not mine :)

This is //not// a recherche, I was looking for some fast answer from the 
off the top of ones head. Besides the scheme, there is now an article [1].

Please do note, that I did distinguish between the "User-kernel API" and 
the "in-kernel API", so don't even start.

Regards,
Scot

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_kernel_API