Subject: [magma] MSF API status

From: Bill Fenner <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2003 17:58:57 -0800

Folks,

  I asked the Austin Group (the group that created POSIX 1003.1-2002 /
Single Unix Specification v3) for an opinion on the use of getsockopt()
vs. ioctl().  The general feeling was that a functional interface like
Erik suggested would be best.  The primary argument was that they discourage
use of type-unsafe APIs like setsockopt()/getsockopt()/ioctl() altogether.

  Dave and I will work on a proposal for a functional interface to the
full-state API, and bring a revised draft to the WG soon.

  Bill
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