Re: [PATCH 06/25] mtd: move ioctl32 code to mtdchar.c

Thomas Gleixner
2005-11-09T00:00:56Z

On Tue, 2005-11-08 at 23:21 +0100, Jörn Engel wrote:
> On Tue, 8 November 2005 19:57:49 +0100, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> >
> > The code _is_ ugly and ioctls are out of fashion, but your "remove it"
> > request is just silly as long as you dont provide a reasonable
> > alternative access to those bits.
>
> You may have noticed the missing patch and figured that it was not a
> formal request for removal. Still, I'll be happy when it's gone and
> am also happy that mtdchar mess is not spread over yet another file
> anymore. Thanks, Arnd.

I'm deeply impressed by your insight and caring about Linux source code
quality. Thanks, Joern.

Complaining about legacy mess is easy blurb. Providing a clean solution
is obviously not on your agenda.

tglx