Re: Using proplist ioctl's from within the kernel

[Matthias Drochner <M.Drochner%fz-juelich.de@localhost>]

jeanyves.migeon%free.fr@localhost said:
> There should be some way to serialize/deserialize prop/plistref
> objects  within the kernel, but I never found a solution. I suppose
> you will have  to dig deeper than I did :/

I think it should be avoided at all costs. With proplists, you give up type
safety
and you create a lot of overhead. This is acceptable for kernel-user interfaces
in some cases but not within the kernel.

best regards
Matthias



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