Re: [RFC] Remove or convert empty ioctls ?

[Thomas Gleixner]

On Thu, 15 Oct 2009, Jeff Garzik wrote:

> On 10/15/2009 11:49 AM, Alan Cox wrote:
> > There are cases where
> > 
> > 	case IOCWIBBLE:
> > 		return -EINVAL;
> > 
> > is correct but they are unusual - basically the case where the driver
> > author wants to "support" the ioctl but there is no argument that it can
> > be given which is correct.
> 
> This is the type of case I was referring to.

There is no real reason to believe that

int ioctl()
{
	return -EINVAL;
}

fall into above category.

Thanks,

	tglx
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