Re: SG_IO and security

Jeff Garzik
2004-08-13T19:23:07Z

Jens Axboe wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 13 2004, Arjan van de Ven 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.
>>
>>sounds like deprecation of this interface should start (I suspect this
>
>
> Very much so, it should have been deprecated for the last 5 years :)
>
>
>>one will need ample notice of that so the sooner we do .... )
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> I have no idea how many apps use this ioctl, does anyone have a rough
> list?

Add a rate-limited "this feature is deprecated" feature and find out...

Jeff