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Clarify grammar and typos in syscall section and syscall-steal.c - #381
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| /* The function we will replace sys_openat (the function called when you | ||
| * call the open system call) with. To find the exact prototype, with | ||
| /* Our replacement function for sys_openat (the function called when you | ||
| * call the open system call) . To find the exact prototype, with |
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Fix grammatical errors and typos in the syscall description section and the syscall-steal.c example file to improve readability.
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Fix grammatical errors and typos in the syscall description section and the syscall-steal.c example file to improve readability.
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Clarifies terminology and fixes typos in the syscall section and example comments for accuracy; no runtime or build changes.
lkmpg.tex, explains that the syscall dispatcher changed from an indirect call table to a switch to mitigate BHI attacks.examples/syscall-steal.c, corrects thatsys_openatis a static function (not a variable), fixes “wreak havoc,” and clarifies why the original call pointer is retained.Written for commit 2419dea. Summary will update on new commits.