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Re: rethinking syscall tapset
hunt wrote:
> [...]
> 5. The real problem will be if we still run into compiler-related
> problems where some variables are unavailable.
Making a test run in unoptimized mode will help find (but not fix)
those.
> I'll try to work out the documentation format. Then maybe we can
> split the syscalls and each take half?
It may be sufficient to document
- the *general* convention of the special variables ("tracestr" etc.),
struct field explosions, type conversions
- any *differences* between the standard system call man page and
the tapset implementation
In other words, focus on the novel, and don't bother write a new form
of the fact that "read" takes an integer "fd" argument, etc.
- FChE