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From: sdas@paul.rutgers.edu (Souripriya Das)
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Subject: usage and call dependencies among UNIX system calls
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Date: 20 Oct 90 03:12:35 GMT
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We are looking for references/pointers to any study on "usage dependencies" and 
"call dependencies" of UNIX (System V/BSD) system calls.

We are using the terms "usage dependency" and "call dependency" 
to mean the following respectively:

Usage dependency: A system call S1 is (sometimes/always) usage dependent on 
another system call S2, if the use of S1 must (sometimes/always) be preceded by 
the use of S2.

Call dependency: A system call S1 is (sometimes/always) call dependent on
another system call S2, if the execution of S1 (sometimes/always) involves 
the execution of S2 (i.e., call of S2 is nested).

Any help will be highly appreciated. We'll be glad to email the compiled
responses to other interested persons.

Thank you,
Souripriya Das

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