Re: System call v.s. errno

From: Wichert Akkerman
Date: Wed May 04 2005 - 08:42:26 EST


Previously Richard B. Johnson wrote:
> Does anybody know for sure if global 'errno' is supposed to
> be altered after a successful system call?

It's not. Also this is not a kernel related question: errno is managed
by libc.

Wichert.

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