Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 17:05:19 +0100
From: One Thousand Gnomes <gnomes@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To: Emmanuel Colbus <ecolbus@manux.info>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC][4/11][MANUX] Kernel compatibility : ioctl(2)
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> I think this is an unproblematic extension, especially since these
> ioctls are only supposed to be called by low-level software shipped with
> the OS.

Thats the excuse everyone gives for messing up standards stuff. It
usually comes back to bite you later.

If it's not ioctl don't call it ioctl, have a fdoctl() or something

Alan
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