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@ -430,13 +430,16 @@ structure have led to three successive implementations of
and
.IR sys_stat64()
(new in kernel 2.4; slot
.IR __NR_stat64 ),
with the last being the most current.
Glibc hides these changes from applications and ensures that
binary compatability is not broken for old binaries that
call the
.IR __NR_stat64 ).
The last of these is the most current,
but the other interfaces must be maintained so that the
behavior of old binaries does not change.
The glibc
.BR stat ()
library wrapper function.
wrapper function hides these details from applications,
ensuring that new binaries use the current implementation,
and that binary compatability is not broken
for older binaries.
Similar remarks apply for
.BR fstat (2)
and