Re: SG_IO and security

[viro]

On Fri, Aug 13, 2004 at 08:59:03AM +0200, Jens Axboe wrote:
 
> While that does make sense, it would be more code to fold them together
> than what is currently there. SCSI_IOCTL_SEND_COMMAND is really
> horrible, the person inventing that API should be subject to daily
> public ridicule.

Introduced in 0.96a, between Apr 9 1992 and Apr 24 1992; part of initial
SCSI merge, so probably existed earlier than that (ultrastor claims to
be 1991, aha1542 appears to have started in January 1992).  Drew Eckhardt,
most likely...
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