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
