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diff --git a/community/gsoc/project_ideas/valgrind.mdwn b/community/gsoc/project_ideas/valgrind.mdwn index 16cd1373..17385f75 100644 --- a/community/gsoc/project_ideas/valgrind.mdwn +++ b/community/gsoc/project_ideas/valgrind.mdwn @@ -35,14 +35,14 @@ Compared to Linux, [[microkernel/Mach]] (the microkernel used by the Hurd) has very few kernel traps. Almost all [[system call]]s are implemented as [[RPC]]s instead -- either handled by Mach itself, or by the various [[Hurd servers|hurd/translator]]. -All RPCs use a pair of `mach_msg` invocations: +All RPCs use a pair of `mach_msg()` invocations: one to send a request message, and one to receive a reply. -However, while all RPCs use the same `mach_msg` trap, +However, while all RPCs use the same `mach_msg()` trap, the actual effect of the call varies greatly depending on which RPC is invoked -- -similar to the `ioctl` call on Linux. +similar to the `ioctl()` call on Linux. Each request thus must be handled individually. -Unlike `ioctl`, +Unlike `ioctl()`, the RPC invocations have explicit type information for the parameters though, which can be retrieved from the message header. By analyzing the parameters of the RPC reply message, |