> If you were to directly link an application to the kernel code, it would be viral. That doesn't sound right, how is a io_submit syscall different from a rea

> If you were to directly link an application to the kernel code, it would be viral. That doesn't sound right, how is a io_submit syscall different from a read syscall? Obviously if you write a kernel module it links with the kernel, but just issuing a syscall shouldn't be considered linking, otherwise every single proprietary software that issues a raw syscall would be GPL-infringing.