linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] tty: Add get- ioctls to fetch tty status

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Date:	Thu, 27 Sep 2012 15:14:47 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@...nvz.org>
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Pavel Emelyanov <xemul@...allels.com>,
	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC] tty: Add get- ioctls to fetch tty status

> Alan, Greg, what's opinion? This flags fetching is the same as say fetching
> of termios settings, once fetched they can be changed immediately, and it's
> up to caller what to do with termios settings. No?

I think you need to explain what you expect to be doing with it, and why
it is safe in that application.

Alan
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