kernel/Documentation/adding-syscalls.txt, branch linux-rolling-stable

Documentation/adding-syscalls.txt: convert it to ReST markup

2016-10-24T10:12:35Z

Convert adding-syscalls.txt to ReST markup and add it to the development-process book: - add extra lines to make Sphinx to correctly parse paragraphs; - use quote blocks for examples; - use monotonic font for dirs, function calls, etc; - mark manpage pages using the right markup; - add cross-reference to SubmittingPatches. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab

documentation: trivial typo: adding-syscalls.txt: s/statat/fstatat/

2016-04-18T17:31:49Z

Signed-off-by: Askar Safin Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet

Documentation: describe how to add a system call

2015-08-13T23:54:06Z

Add a document describing the process of adding a new system call, including the need for a flags argument for future compatibility, and covering 32-bit/64-bit concerns (albeit in an x86-centric way). Signed-off-by: David Drysdale Reviewed-by: Michael Kerrisk Reviewed-by: Eric B Munson Reviewed-by: Kees Cook Reviewed-by: Randy Dunlap Reviewed-by: Josh Triplett Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet