Re: ioctl assignment strategy?

[Chris Friesen]

Greg KH wrote:

> Minor one coming, why do you want to use an ioctl?  ioctls are generally
> frowned upon these days, and trying to add a new one is a tough and
> arduous process, that is not for the weak, or faint of heart.

Just curious--what other options would you suggest for arbitrary char devices to 
allow for control that doesn't fit nicely into the read/write paradigm?
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