Where are the files necessary to modify when adding a system call to linux-2.6.31

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Hi,

when i search for adding a system call, i get many articles but they seem to be for old versions, it also seems like a trivial process.

But the problem is, the directories that articles suggest does not hold for the version 2.6.31. does anyone know where unistd.h, syscall_table.S and syscalls.h or their corresponding files are?

Thanks in advance.

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