====== Adding a new Kernel Call in MINIX ======

//(Working Draft)//

This tutorial helps you to add a new kernel call in MINIX. Let's say your new kernel call is called //sample//.

  - Add the prototype of your kernel function do_sample() in the file: ///usr/src/kernel/system.h// 
<code>
...
int do_sample(struct proc *caller, message *m_ptr);

#endif  /* SYSTEM_H */
</code>
  - Write the implementation of do_sample() in its own source file: ///usr/src/kernel/system/do_sample.c// 
<code>
#include "kernel/system.h"
#include <minix/endpoint.h>

/*===========================================================================*
  *                                do_sample                                  *
  *===========================================================================*/
int do_sample(struct proc *caller_ptr, message *m_ptr)
{
        return(OK);
}
</code>
  - Add do_sample.c to the Makefile for compilation: ///usr/src/kernel/system/Makefile.inc// 
<code>
# Makefile for system library implementation
.include <bsd.own.mk>

.PATH:  ${.CURDIR}/system
SRCS+=  \
        do_fork.c \
        do_exec.c \
...

        do_statectl.c \
        do_sample.c
</code>
  - Map SYS_SAMPLE to do_sample() in the system call table: ///usr/src/kernel/system.c// 
<code>
...
  map(SYS_STATECTL, do_statectl);       /* let a process control its state */
  map(SYS_SAMPLE, do_sample);           /* your kernel call */
...
</code>
  - Add a prototype for the sys_sample function in the file: ///usr/src/include/minix/syslib.h// 
<code>
...
int sys_sample(unsigned flags, endpoint_t proc_ep);
...
</code>
  - Add the call number for sys_sample to the call vector and increment its dimension: ///usr/src/include/minix/com.h// 
<code>
...
#  define SYS_SAFEMEMSET (KERNEL_CALL + 56)       /* sys_statectl() */
#  define SYS_SAMPLE    (KERNEL_CALL + 57)      /* sys_sample() */


/* Total */
#define NR_SYS_CALLS    58      /* number of kernel calls */
...
</code>
  - Add the SAMPLE service to the system tab: ///usr/src/commands/service/parse.c//; build the updated system tab and install it with //make; make install// from ///usr/src/commands/service/// 
<code>
...
struct
{
        char *label;
        int call_nr;
} system_tab[]=
{
...
        { "MEMSET",             SYS_MEMSET },
        { NULL,         0 }
};
...
</code>
  - Write your implementation of the function sys_sample in a new file: ///usr/src/lib/libsys/sys_sample.c// 
<code>
#include "syslib.h"

int sys_sample(unsigned flags, endpoint_t proc_ep)
{
        message m;

        return(_kernel_call(SYS_SAMPLE, &m));
}
</code>
  - Add sys_sample.c to the ///usr/src/lib/libsys/Makefile//, and install it in ///usr/lib/${MACHINE_ARCH}// with //make install//. 
<code>
# Makefile for libsys

LIB=            sys

SRCS=  \
...
        sys_sample.c \
...
</code>
  - Test the new kernel call with a [[.:driverprogramming|hello driver]] in ///usr/src/drivers/sample_test//.
  - Rebuild the kernel and install it with //make; make install// from ///usr/src/tools//.