Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com> writes:
> I'm not suggesting you modify ethtool for your needs :) But ethtool
> perfectly illustrates the technique of using a single socket ioctl
> (SIOCETHTOOL) to extend a set of standard, domain-specific ioctls
> (ETHTOOL_xxx) to Linux networking drivers.
I know. The problem is I don't see here any advantages over many SIOCxxx
command codes, while there are disadvantages.
Simple things are IMHO better, and ioctl was designed to handle many
simple commands (instead of one complex).
Am I missing something?
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