On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 16:06:26 -0800 Abhijit Kumbhare <abhijitk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > The bridge module uses this ioctl - but in the comment in > include/linux/sockios.h where it is defined says that the device private > IOCTL are "deprecated" and will disappear in 2.5.X (comment by DaveM). > > I still see it being used in the 2.6.X bridge code - what's the story > behind this? Will SIOCDEVPRIVATE disappear or its just an invalid > comment because too many people/modules are using it (that it will never > be removed. It probably won't disappear any time soon. I am working on a replacing the bridge ioctl interface used now, because it doesn't work in mixed mode (32 bit command talking to a 64bit kernel). After that is done, maybe it will go away, but there may be other devices that use it as well. Final decision would be up to Dave Miller.
