socket on metag

create an endpoint for communication

sys_socket(int family, int type, int protocol)
number198 (0xc6)
abicommon
entry pointsys_socket
sinceLinux 3.9 or earlier (3.9 is the first release scanned for metag)
man pagesocket(2)
sourceelixir.bootlin.com

Registers

registervalue
D1Re0198, the syscall number
D1Ar1int family
D0Ar2int type
D1Ar3int protocol
D0Re0the return value

Then run SWITCH #0x440001 to enter the kernel.

Values wider than one register are packed into consecutive arguments.

This architecture was removed from the Linux kernel in Linux 4.17. The newest release with a syscall table here is Linux 4.16. The other removed architectures live on the historical architectures page.

Same syscall on other architectures

Get this as JSON: https://api.syscall.sh/v2/syscalls/metag/socket?kernel=all