> > Unfortunately, lots of code is still using these ioctls, so we can't get > > rid of them. (For example, SunVTS uses ndd ioctls directly.) > > We're not talking about getting rid of ndd or the ioctls. We're > talking about getting rid of the strange "name\0buflen\0" support in > the kernel. It appears to be both unused and useless.
It's also amusing to see the "temporary hack" comment above it -- which has now persisted for 15 years. -- meem
