Re: Idea: Feature information / extensions dispatcher syscall.

[Igor Zhbanov]

2009/4/22 Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>> But in some cases syscalls are more convenient than reading/writing/ioctling
>> in /proc, /sys or /dev.
>
> A syscall and an ioctl are the same thing except that you need a file
> handle for one of them.
>
>> And I suggest to regulate syscalls usage and reserve a set of numbers
>> "home" modules used in some organizations only.
>
> We have file system naming so you can open device or sysfs and the like
> files to do that job. That avoids the problem of trying to keep numbering
> sane.

Yes, you need a file handle. To open device each time you need to make ioctl
is expensive and keeping device opened may prevent unmounting /proc
that could be a problem in some installations if that application is used
at a boot time.
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