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+// Copyright 2009 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// This package contains an interface to the low-level operating system
+// primitives.  The details vary depending on the underlying system.
+// Its primary use is inside other packages that provide a more portable
+// interface to the system, such as "os", "time" and "net".  Use those
+// packages rather than this one if you can.
+// For details of the functions and data types in this package consult
+// the manuals for the appropriate operating system.
+package syscall
+
+import (
+	"syscall";
+	"unsafe";
+)
+
+func Syscall(trap, a1, a2, a3 uintptr) (r1, r2, err uintptr)
+func Syscall6(trap, a1, a2, a3, a4, a5, a6 uintptr) (r1, r2, err uintptr)
+func RawSyscall(trap, a1, a2, a3 uintptr) (r1, r2, err uintptr)
+
+// StringByteSlice returns a NUL-terminated slice of bytes
+// containing the text of s.
+func StringByteSlice(s string) []byte {
+	a := make([]byte, len(s)+1);
+	for i := 0; i < len(s); i++ {
+		a[i] = s[i];
+	}
+	return a;
+}
+
+// StringBytePtr returns a pointer to a NUL-terminated array of bytes
+// containing the text of s.
+func StringBytePtr(s string) *byte {
+	return &StringByteSlice(s)[0];
+}