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From: Wichert Akkerman <wichert@wiggy.net>
To: "Richard B. Johnson" <linux-os@analogic.com>
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Subject: Re: System call v.s. errno
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Previously Richard B. Johnson wrote:
> Does anybody know for sure if global 'errno' is supposed to
> be altered after a successful system call?

It's not. Also this is not a kernel related question: errno is managed
by libc.

Wichert.

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