On Sat, Jan 20, 2001 at 10:21:05PM -0500, Lennart Augustsson wrote:

 > In `struct ifnet' there is a function pointer that performs ioctl()
 > calls, if_ioctl.  Can this function ever be called from non-process
 > context?  (I really hope not, otherwise I don't really know how
 > to rewrite the USB Ethernet drivers to function properly.)

No, if_ioctl should always be called from process context.  I've been
meaning for some time to change if_ioctl to take a proc * like other
ioctl routines do.

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        -- Jason R. Thorpe <thorpej@zembu.com>