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Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2014 15:34:14 +0200
From: cinap_lenrek@felloff.net
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Subject: Re: [9fans] 9syscall
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because the kernel assumes that returned vlong is passed
by reference in the first argument, where on amd64, the
(amd64) calling convention returns it in 64 bit AX register.

so seek() is a library func that emulates the previous convention
for _seek() syscall.

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cinap