> > 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.
For SunVTS, printing a warning wouldn't make much sense since the admin can't do anything about it. -- meem
