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| author | Amlal El Mahrouss <amlal@nekernel.org> | 2025-05-29 10:51:53 +0200 |
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| committer | GitHub <noreply@github.com> | 2025-05-29 10:51:53 +0200 |
| commit | 5c0bb7ee7b1b0fee02cc179fb21f4c57a61d6c2d (patch) | |
| tree | cb17577bcdc9714c97a84ce417a075117097f146 /dev/libSystem/docs/SPECIFICATION_SYSCALLS.md | |
| parent | d608230b1350b064ceb01e6572519b108f6139b0 (diff) | |
| parent | 3167f59dbb401d6a79b1524537e04218baf49ee3 (diff) | |
Merge pull request #32 from nekernel-org/dev
0.0.2e3
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diff --git a/dev/libSystem/docs/SPECIFICATION_SYSCALLS.md b/dev/libSystem/docs/SPECIFICATION_SYSCALLS.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b4b11c8c --- /dev/null +++ b/dev/libSystem/docs/SPECIFICATION_SYSCALLS.md @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@ +=================================== +# 0: General Information +=================================== + +- **Programming Language**: C / C++ +- **Build System**: Make / BTB (Build the Build) +- **Purpose**: System Call Interface (SCI) for NeKernel + +=================================== +# 1: How It Works +=================================== + +- This header provides the raw API surface for accessing NeKernel's system calls. + +- It is **not** directly used by applications. + - Instead, it is abstracted by the **SystemSDK**, which presents a stable, high-level interface. + +- At runtime: + - System calls are routed from user-space code to the **kernel syscall manager**. + - The syscall manager executes the requested operation and returns control to `libSystem`. + - Finally, the result is delivered back to the originating process. + +- This separation ensures that: + - The SCI remains low-level and close to the ABI. + - `SystemSDK` provides portability and shielding from changes in syscall internals.
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