Re: why sys_socketcall() is not implemented as an ioctl?

From: uaca@alumni.uv.es
Date: Fri Jun 23 2000 - 12:02:06 EST


Hi!

On Fri, Jun 23, 2000 at 06:27:46PM +0200, Jes Sorensen wrote:
> >>>>> "Ulisses" == <uaca@alumni.uv.es> writes:
>
> Ulisses> Is there any special reason because sys_socketcall() is not
> Ulisses> implemented as an ioctl()?
>
> Historical reasons,

Ok

> on modern architectures like the Alpha and ia64 we
> don't implement sys_socketcall() anyway.

but you still don't use the ioctl() for this, why?

any comment would be greatly appreciated

regards!

        Ulisses

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