Subject: Re: libprop & ioctl (was Re: wsdisplay ioctls)
To: Iain Hibbert <plunky@rya-online.net>
From: Jim Wise <jwise@draga.com>
List: tech-kern
Date: 05/14/2006 14:16:18
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On May 13, 2006, at 3:00 , Iain Hibbert wrote:

> On Sat, 13 May 2006, Rui Paulo wrote:
>
>> And, forgive me to say, ioctls are showing their age. Maybe we should
>> start wondering how we can replace them and be binary compatible  
>> if that's
>> possible.
>
> If I understand it right, what is needed is a way to pass  
> structured data
> to and from the kernel in a standard manner (maybe a subset of XML? :)

Indeed -- and it would be particularly nice if this could share as  
much code as possible with the recent libprop changes.

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				Jim Wise
				jwise@draga.com



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