Re: Problem with ioctl command TCGETS

[Bernd Eckenfels]

In article <E1CYLpf-0001VQ-00@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> you wrote:
>  * @fd     file descriptor
>  * @param  name of the parameter to get/set
>  * @dir    direction flag indicating either get, set, or set-get
>  * @value  value to set parameter to (set) or store current value into (get)
>  * @size   size of value
>  */
> int fparam(int fd, const char *param, int dir, void *value, size_t size);
> 
> I know it's been talked about in the past.  Is anyone interested?

The set-get is supposed to be used for queries, too? The size of value is
only used for the get case to describe the buffer length in that case?
because otherwise the set-get case may require a short value in and a large
answer structure out.

The syscall should also allow cunking in response, unless we remove all
high-volumne answers from it.

Gruss
Bernd
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