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From: Divy Le Ray <divy@chelsio.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/7] cxgb3 - private ioctl cleanup
Date: Thu, 22 Feb 2007 04:50:05 -0800
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YOSHIFUJI Hideaki / $B5HF#1QL@ wrote:
> In article <45DD8DDA.8060303@chelsio.com> (at Thu, 22 Feb 2007 04:34:34 -0800), Divy Le Ray <divy@chelsio.com> says:
>
>
>   
>>> 1. Please do do change the values.
>>> 2. Explain why you are going to kill these ioctls.
>>>   
>>>       
>> Jeff and Arjan have required that most of these ioctls go.
>> Please read:
>> http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-netdev&m=117029584904193&w=2
>>     
>
> Even if you remove them, PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE VALUES,
> unless you have very, very good reason.
>   

The cxgb3 driver has not yet appeared in a stable version of the linux 
kernel.
The odds of breaking an application using these private ioctls are 
pretty slim.
Since some cleanup was required, I chose not to let holes between the 
values.

Cheers,
Divy