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linux/tools/include/nolibc/sys/syscall.h
Thomas Weißschuh 2eb64b936d tools/nolibc: add the _syscall() macro
The standard syscall() function or macro uses the libc return value
convention. Errors returned from the kernel as negative values are
stored in errno and -1 is returned. Users who want to avoid using
errno don't have a way to call raw syscalls and check the returned
error.

Add a new macro _syscall() which works like the standard syscall()
but passes through the return value from the kernel unchanged.
The naming scheme and return values match the named _sys_foo()
system call wrappers already part of nolibc.

Signed-off-by: Thomas Weißschuh <linux@weissschuh.net>
Acked-by: Willy Tarreau <w@1wt.eu>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260405-nolibc-syscall-v1-3-e5b12bc63211@weissschuh.net
2026-04-07 09:27:07 +02:00

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/* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1 OR MIT */
/*
* syscall() definition for NOLIBC
* Copyright (C) 2024 Thomas Weißschuh <linux@weissschuh.net>
*/
/* make sure to include all global symbols */
#include "../nolibc.h"
#ifndef _NOLIBC_SYS_SYSCALL_H
#define _NOLIBC_SYS_SYSCALL_H
#define ___nolibc_syscall_narg(_0, _1, _2, _3, _4, _5, _6, N, ...) N
#define __nolibc_syscall_narg(...) ___nolibc_syscall_narg(__VA_ARGS__, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0)
#define __nolibc_syscall(N, ...) __nolibc_syscall##N(__VA_ARGS__)
#define __nolibc_syscall_n(N, ...) __nolibc_syscall(N, __VA_ARGS__)
#define _syscall(...) __nolibc_syscall_n(__nolibc_syscall_narg(__VA_ARGS__), ##__VA_ARGS__)
#define syscall(...) __sysret(_syscall(__VA_ARGS__))
#endif /* _NOLIBC_SYS_SYSCALL_H */