Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 11:26:29 -0800 (PST) From: Luigi Rizzo <rizzo@aciri.org> To: bright@wintelcom.net (Alfred Perlstein) Cc: rizzo@aciri.org, wollman@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: [kernel patch] fcntl(...) to close many descriptors Message-ID: <200101291926.f0TJQYK34514@iguana.aciri.org> In-Reply-To: <20010129112337.Y26076@fw.wintelcom.net> from Alfred Perlstein at "Jan 29, 2001 11:23:37 am"
next in thread | previous in thread | raw e-mail | index | archive | help
> > The generic method would basically have the same interface as ioctl() > > or fcntl(), with the fd replaced by a pointer to the function name. > > Actually, the easiest way if to make a sysctl that exports the syscall > number to useland. > > mysubsystem.foosyscall: 188 but there is a problem with syscall() in that according to the manpages it cannot handle in/out parameters as instead it is supported by ioctl/fcntl am i mistaken ? cheers luigi To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
Want to link to this message? Use this URL: <https://mail-archive.FreeBSD.org/cgi/mid.cgi?200101291926.f0TJQYK34514>