July 11, 2011
5:43 p.m.
Hi all, ----- Original Message -----
From: Greg Freemyer <greg.freemyer@gmail.com>
Correct, ioctl is no longer preferred, but it is definitely still used. And the ext4 team is still adding new ioctl commands despite it being discouraged.
If ioctl is no longer preferred what is its preferred alternative ? Could you, please explain why ioctl felt in disgrace. Thanks, Stephan.