Re: [RFC] [PATCH] sysfs support for Xen attributes

From: Arjan van de Ven
Date: Thu Jan 12 2006 - 08:21:22 EST


> privcmd returns a filehandle which is then used
> for ioctls (misc char dev maybe?).


EWWWWWWWWWWWWWW

what is wrong with open() ?????
things that return fd's that aren't open() (or dup and socket) are just
evil. Esp if it's in proc or sysfs.


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