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From: rick@uunet.UU.NET (Rick Adams)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: is this wise?
Summary: dont force it
Message-ID: <53862@uunet.UU.NET>
Date: 5 May 89 22:25:12 GMT
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> wrong with the open() call we have already?

tcp_open() isn't a system call. It's a user level abstraction that
does what you want (i.e. a simpler interface to getting a tcp
socket).

You don't use the open() call because it doesnt fit well conceptually.
Why not force EVERYTHING to use open().

I can see it now:

	getpwuid(213) becomes open("/dev/password/213")
	gettimeofday() becomes open("/dev/clock")
	etc.

By your argument, we change everything to use open. (And if you
think the kernel is big now, wait until you move most of the
userlevel networking code into it)

--rick