Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 15 Dec 2004 08:53:46 -0600 | From | Chris Friesen <> | Subject | Re: ioctl assignment strategy? |
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Greg KH wrote:
> Minor one coming, why do you want to use an ioctl? ioctls are generally > frowned upon these days, and trying to add a new one is a tough and > arduous process, that is not for the weak, or faint of heart.
Just curious--what other options would you suggest for arbitrary char devices to allow for control that doesn't fit nicely into the read/write paradigm? - 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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