On Sun, Feb 11, 2007 at 08:33:16PM +0100, Martin Husemann wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 11, 2007 at 02:27:22PM -0500, Arnaud Lacombe wrote:
> > Does the change needs any compatibility layer to be added ? 
> 
> Yes - the size of ioctl arguments is encoded in the ioctl cmd code, so you
> need to rename the old struct and allocate new numbers for all vnd ioctls
> (with the same symbolic name as before), then provide the old (now renamed)
> ioctls under the appropriate COMPAT define.

Because the size is encoded into the command code, you don't need new
numbers - just different names.

	David

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