>From: Greg KH [mailto:gregkh@xxxxxxx] >On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 08:15:41AM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote: >> Please update Documentation/ioctl/ioctl-number.txt. > >Not yet, this code might get that ioctl removed before it gets merged into >the >main part of the kernel. > >Or at least I can hope :) We discuss this IOCTL issue with Alan C. and David W. and I didn't see any other solution for this. if someone has a good solution for that we are happy to hear it. the reason that we use IOCTL is that we need to "associate" (Connect) the current file description to a FW Client/Feature. (opening a comm channel) . and in addition there is a security issue that we would like limit the access to mei driver to system admins. >From what I read we can't get those requirements with Netlinks, right? If there other methods for achieving this ? Thanks --- Oren Weil - Intel Corporation. http://www.intel.com
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