Re: libc/sys/linux/io.c (mkfifo): dev pointer

[Jeff Johnston <jjohnstn at redhat dot com>]

Jeff Johnston wrote:
> Shaun Jackman wrote:
>
> > Is the third argument of mknod truly a pointer?
> >
> > $ grep mknod libc/sys/linux/io.c
> > #define __NR___mknod __NR_mknod
> > static _syscall3(int,__mknod,const char *,path,mode_t,mode,dev_t *,dev)
> >    return __mknod(path, mode | S_IFIFO, &dev);
> >
> > As I read the linux source, it looks like a scalar.
> >
> > $ grep sys_mknod linux-2.6.15/fs/namei.c
> > asmlinkage long sys_mknod(const char __user * filename, int mode, 
> > unsigned dev)
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Shaun
>
>
> Yes, I believe you are correct.  This is likely just a typo when I 
> copied down the syscall lists.  Glibc has an _xmknod which uses the 
> pointer.

A patch has been checked in.

-- Jeff J.