On Tue, Oct 15, 2002 at 02:15:35PM -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote:
> >[Device mapper]
> >Provide a traditional ioctl based interface to control device-mapper
> >from userland.
>
>
> If you're adding a new interface, there should be no need to add new
> ioctls and all that they entail. Just control via a ramfs-based fs...
I second that idea.
With libfs now in 2.5, it's quite easy to make such a filesystem.
greg k-h
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