According to Manuel Bouyer:
>
>I don't know much about linux, but I suspect in NetBSD this is all
>hidden in libc.
>

Using syscall(2) may be what he is looking for.  Wrapping the syscall
up into a lib function is the best way to do the job but just banging
on syscall can be a convenient way of checking the kernel code without
having to recompile libc.

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Brett Lymn, Computer Systems Administrator, BAE SYSTEMS
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