+ * Paraslash's wrapper for mmap.
+ *
+ * \param length Number of bytes to mmap.
+ * \param prot Either PROT_NONE or the bitwise OR of one or more of
+ * PROT_EXEC PROT_READ PROT_WRITE.
+ * \param flags Exactly one of MAP_SHARED and MAP_PRIVATE.
+ * \param fd The file to mmap from.
+ * \param offset Mmap start.
+ * \param map Result pointer.
+ *
+ * \return Standard.
+ *
+ * \sa mmap(2).
+ */
+int para_mmap(size_t length, int prot, int flags, int fd, off_t offset,
+ void *map)
+{
+ void **m = map;
+
+ errno = EINVAL;
+ if (!length)
+ goto err;
+ *m = mmap(NULL, length, prot, flags, fd, offset);
+ if (*m != MAP_FAILED)
+ return 1;
+err:
+ *m = NULL;
+ return -ERRNO_TO_PARA_ERROR(errno);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Wrapper for the open(2) system call.
+ *
+ * \param path The filename.
+ * \param flags The usual open(2) flags.
+ * \param mode Specifies the permissions to use.
+ *
+ * The mode parameter must be specified when O_CREAT is in the flags, and is
+ * ignored otherwise.
+ *
+ * \return The file descriptor on success, negative on errors.
+ *
+ * \sa open(2).
+ */
+int para_open(const char *path, int flags, mode_t mode)
+{
+ int ret = open(path, flags, mode);
+
+ if (ret >= 0)
+ return ret;
+ return -ERRNO_TO_PARA_ERROR(errno);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Wrapper for chdir(2).
+ *
+ * \param path The specified directory.
+ *
+ * \return Standard.
+ */
+int para_chdir(const char *path)
+{
+ int ret = chdir(path);
+
+ if (ret >= 0)
+ return 1;
+ return -ERRNO_TO_PARA_ERROR(errno);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Save the cwd and open a given directory.
+ *
+ * \param dirname Path to the directory to open.
+ * \param dir Result pointer.
+ * \param cwd File descriptor of the current working directory.