Linux Ethernet Bridging - Apr 2007 - [Bridge] SIOCDEVPRIVATE

On Fri, 13 Feb 2004 16:06:26 -0800
Abhijit Kumbhare <abhijitk@nortelnetworks.com> wrote:
> The bridge module uses this ioctl - but in the comment in 
> include/linux/sockios.h where it is defined says that the device private 
> IOCTL are "deprecated" and will disappear in 2.5.X (comment by
DaveM).
> 
> I still see it being used in the 2.6.X bridge code - what's the story 
> behind this? Will SIOCDEVPRIVATE disappear or its just an invalid 
> comment because too many people/modules are using it (that it will never 
> be removed.
It probably won't disappear any time soon. I am working on a replacing the
bridge
ioctl interface used now, because it doesn't work in mixed mode (32 bit
command
talking to a 64bit kernel).  After that is done, maybe it will go away, but
there may be other devices that use it as well.  

Final decision would be up to Dave Miller.

The bridge module uses this ioctl - but in the comment in 
include/linux/sockios.h where it is defined says that the device private 
IOCTL are "deprecated" and will disappear in 2.5.X (comment by DaveM).

I still see it being used in the 2.6.X bridge code - what's the story 
behind this? Will SIOCDEVPRIVATE disappear or its just an invalid 
comment because too many people/modules are using it (that it will never 
be removed)?

Please let me know.

Thanks,
Abhijit