Jeff Garzik [off-list ref] writes:
No! procfs additions are discouraged. sysfs in 2.5.x if you _must_
do this, but SIOCDEVPRIVATE or just flat out maintaining a kernel
patch against a stable kernel tree would be much preferred, I think.
Still, SIOCDEVPRIVATE should _not_, in my opinion, be used for anything
but hacks.
For example, we should stop using it for configuring ethernet bridges:
net/bridge/br_device.c: if (cmd != SIOCDEVPRIVATE)
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Krzysztof Halasa
Network Administrator