From: Emmanuel Colbus <ecolbus@manux.info>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [RFC][4/11][MANUX] Kernel compatibility : ioctl(2)
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 15:42:54 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <534D375E.7070308@manux.info> (raw)
Continuing with syscalls, I would like to indicate you a modification
I've done with regards to ioctl's. The thing is, I have had the need for
ioctl's that return *file descriptors*, instead of standard return codes.
To distinguish them from the others, I have given them identifiers that
are superior or equal to 0x80000000 (when unsigned, negative when
signed). Of course, Linux will reject them, but that's fine, these are
low-level OS-dependant ioctl's that aren't supposed to be compatible.
Do you have any objection or remark regarding this?
Thanks!
Emmanuel
next reply other threads:[~2014-04-15 13:50 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2014-04-15 13:42 Emmanuel Colbus [this message]
2014-04-15 15:00 ` [RFC][4/11][MANUX] Kernel compatibility : ioctl(2) One Thousand Gnomes
2014-04-15 16:00 ` Emmanuel Colbus
2014-04-15 16:05 ` One Thousand Gnomes
2014-04-15 16:32 ` Emmanuel Colbus
Reply instructions:
You may reply publicly to this message via plain-text email
using any one of the following methods:
* Save the following mbox file, import it into your mail client,
and reply-to-all from there: mbox
Avoid top-posting and favor interleaved quoting:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Interleaved_style
* Reply using the --to, --cc, and --in-reply-to
switches of git-send-email(1):
git send-email \
--in-reply-to=534D375E.7070308@manux.info \
--to=ecolbus@manux.info \
--cc=linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org \
/path/to/YOUR_REPLY
https://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-send-email.html
* If your mail client supports setting the In-Reply-To header
via mailto: links, try the mailto: link
Be sure your reply has a Subject: header at the top and a blank line
before the message body.
This is a public inbox, see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox