From:	Nate Eldredge <neldredge AT hmc DOT edu>
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Subject:	Re: asmlinkage
Date:	24 Jan 2000 13:17:45 -0800
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"David van Leerdam" <davidvl AT kabelfoon DOT nl> writes:

> Hi,
> 
> What exactly does the 'asmlinkage' keyword do? I couldn't find any useful
> information on the web, even not on the DJGPP site. Also, when to use this
> keyword? Thanks in advance.

It's not a keyword, AFAIK.  But I've seen some programs (such as the
Linux kernel) define this as whatever magic the compiler needs to
generate a function that fits with their expectations of how to call
it from assembly language.

So it doesn't have any predefined meaning; it can do whatever you
want.

Why?

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Nate Eldredge
neldredge AT hmc DOT edu

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