src/lib/syscall/syscall.go

// Copyright 2009 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.

package syscall

/*
 * Foundation of system call interface.
 */

func Syscall(trap int64, a1, a2, a3 int64) (r1, r2, err int64);
func Syscall6(trap int64, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6 int64) (r1, r2, err int64);
func RawSyscall(trap int64, a1, a2, a3 int64) (r1, r2, err int64);

/*
 * Used to convert file names to byte arrays for passing to kernel,
 * but useful elsewhere too.
 */
func StringToBytes(b []byte, s string) bool {
	if len(s) >= len(b) {
		return false
	}
	for i := 0; i < len(s); i++ {
		b[i] = s[i]
	}
	b[len(s)] = '\000';	// not necessary - memory is zeroed - but be explicit
	return true
}