sysconf (was Re: RLIM_INFINITY inconsistency between archs)

From: Linus Torvalds (torvalds@transmeta.com)
Date: Thu Jul 27 2000 - 11:24:07 EST


On 27 Jul 2000, Ulrich Drepper wrote:
> where the f*ck is the sysconf()
> functions which is so very much needed?

I've never needed it.

Uli, maybe you forgot about that "open source" thing?

And btw, the kernel doesn't even _know_ many of the sysconf values. They
depend on library implementation, and apparently even on things like the
implementation of the "expr" binary. So "sysconf()" is not a kernel thing.

A subset of those sysconf values are things that you should ask the
kernel, but go look at what sysconf should return: it's definitely not a
system call.

You're barking up the wrong tree.

                Linus

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