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> The idea is nice, yet the "dir" and "size" parameters in the original _IO* > macros are only there (IMO) to protect against using the wrong value for the > wrong operation on the wrong fd/file/device/socket/etc. Size and dir are there to make the memory passed to the syscall easily verifiable (like read/write/getsockopt/setsockopt/etc) > What is the point in making "param" a char*? You would need to parse it down > again. 'char *' namespace is easier to manage than 'int' namespace. > Oh yeah and call it ioctl2(), sounds more cryptical :) Is that an advantage? Thanks, Miklos - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/ | ||||||||||
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