On Tue, Jan 15, 2019 at 12:26:31PM +0200, Joel Nider wrote: > It is important to understand the existing framework when implementing > a new verb. The majority of existing API functions are implemented using > the write syscall, but this has been superceded by the ioctl syscall > for new commands. This patch updates the documentation regarding how > to go about implementing a new verb, focusing on the new ioctl > interface. > > The documentation is far from complete, but this is a good step in the > right direction. Future patches can add more detail according to need. > Also, the interface is still undergoing substantial changes so an > effort was made to document only the stable parts so as to avoid > incorrect information since documentation changes tend to lag behind > code changes. I think this is a horrible direction to take. The current document is clearly for _users_. All this documentation you've added is for kernel hackers. It needs to go in a different file, or not be added at all.
