On Tue, 19 Nov 2002, Randy.Dunlap wrote: > On Tue, 19 Nov 2002, Brad Hards wrote: > | On Tue, 19 Nov 2002 20:06, Ian Molton wrote:
> | > why do people hate IOCTLs ? > | Different people hate them for different reasons. There is a lot to hate :) > | 1. Some people don't like the lack of portability. ... > | 2. Lots of people worry about the way the security aspects. The Stanford ... > | 3. Architects worry about the ad-hoc nature. Basically, you can just shove an ... > | 4. Some people don't like the unstructured nature. It is often next to ... > | 5. The documentation is always terrible. ... > 6. ioctl's aren't scriptable (unless you use an intermediate program or 7. 0xff device classes x 0xff ioctls per class does not seem sustainable, given that 'USB' is one class. rob. ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: To learn the basics of securing your web site with SSL, click here to get a FREE TRIAL of a Thawte Server Certificate: http://www.gothawte.com/rd524.html _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-devel
