> > 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

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