On (02/10/08 12:45), Peter Memishian wrote:
> 
>  > It's hard for the ndd command to do this, until every driver is
>  > converted - currently the message is emitted only for drivers that
>  > have already provided mc_setprop/mc_getprop entry points.
> 
> Wouldn't it be possible to use a private ioctl that told userland whether
> or not the entry points are supported (and whatever else it needs to check
> for), and have ndd issue that?  Yes, it'd be a bit ugly, but (a) it can
> go away once the conversion is complete and (b) it ensures the message is
> provided to someone who can do something about it.

this would work for /sbin/ndd, but not for applications like sunvts
that directly issue the ND_SET/ND_GET ioctls. 

--Sowmini


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