Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 15 Mar 2000 18:08:01 +0100 | From | Jamie Lokier <> | Subject | Re: fcntl(2) and other file systems like XFS |
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Jim Mostek wrote: > I don't think ioctl(2) should be used for regular files. > >From man ioctl(2) on Linux. > ENOTTY d is not associated with a character special device.
However, ioctl(2) _is_ used for regular files with ext2. It's already a bit broken -- you can't use those ext2 ioctls on devices because the open device gets the ioctl instead. Ugly isn't it?
-- Jamie
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