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SubjectRe: [PATCH] [2.6.24] Add PPC nvram ioctls to compat_ioctl
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On Monday 31 December 2007, Olof Johansson wrote:
> Fix the following console warning when running 'nvsetenv', and makes
> setting of new variables work again:
>
> ioctl32(nvsetenv:4022): Unknown cmd fd(3) cmd(20007043){t:'p';sz:0}
> arg(00000003) on /dev/nvram
>
> That's the IOC_NVRAM_SYNC call.
>
>
> Signed-off-by: Olof Johansson <olof@lixom.net>
>
> diff --git a/fs/compat_ioctl.c b/fs/compat_ioctl.c
> index e8b7c3a..7be6765 100644
> --- a/fs/compat_ioctl.c
> +++ b/fs/compat_ioctl.c

Please don't. I have this long-term plan of getting rid of fs/compat_ioctl.c,
the better answer is to convert arch/powerpc/kernel/nvram_64.c and
drivers/char/generic_nvram.c from the .ioctl file_operation to
.unlocked_ioctl/.compat_ioctl.

Arnd <><


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