[openib-general] Re: RFC: ipath ioctls and their replacements

[Greg KH]

On Wed, Jan 18, 2006 at 05:17:20PM -0800, Bryan O'Sullivan wrote:
> On Wed, 2006-01-18 at 16:53 -0800, Greg KH wrote:
> 
> > Use the firmware subsystem for this.  It uses sysfs so ioctl needed at
> > all.
> 
> OK.  Would I be correct in thinking that drivers/firmware/dcdbas.c is a
> reasonable model implementation to follow?

No.  Pick a driver that has a backing device, like the wireless drivers
that use it.  That Dell bios driver has had more looney extensions than
I can shake a stick at...

thanks,

greg k-h