sys_call_table is already declared in arch/x86/include/asm/syscall.h but of
cource not exported by the kernel.
before this commit, gcc complains as follows:
/usr/src/linux-headers-6.1.0-16-common/arch/x86/include/asm/syscall.h:21:29:
note: previous declaration of 'sys_call_table' with type 'long int (*
const[])(const struct pt_regs *)'
21 | extern const sys_call_ptr_t sys_call_table[];
In Debian, the name syscall conflicts with this patch:
in debian kernel source tree:
debian/patches/features/x86/x86-make-x32-syscall-support-conditional.patch
mailing list url:
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/1415245982.3398.53.camel@decadent.org.uk/T/#u
which introduces a parameter named syscall.x32. So change our name.
schedule_work adds work to global workqueue. In this example, we create a local workqueue. Use the local workqueue by calling queue_work(), instead of putting work on the global workqueue.
The word 'defator' is unable to be found in a lexicon. Change the word
'defator' with 'drawbacks' which should imply the negative meaning intended
in the sentence.
dmesg only flushes when it encounter a newline. Without a newline, the line
is held in memory pending another printk. In this particular example
(example_atomic.c), the last pr_info in atomic_bitwise() prints when
another printk happens (either by another module, or __exit for this
module.
This can be confusing to new learner. This patch adds a newline to the last
pr_info forcing dmesg to print to the screen when the module is loaded.
Two struct completion(s) are encapsulated within another 'struct machine'.
Simplify the code by removing the outer struct and let the struct
completion(s) be self-standing.
Update description in tex to match code.
From v6.4, class_create() does not have module *
See commit 11ba11 :
> driver core: class: remove module * from class_create()
>
> The module pointer in class_create() never actually did anything,
> and it shouldn't have been requred to be set as a parameter even
> if it did something. So just remove it and fix up all callers of the
> function in the kernel tree at the same time.
