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+TODO:
+	- checkpatch.pl cleanups
+	- run sparse to ensure clean
+	- fix up 32/64bit ioctl issues
+	- move proc file usage to debugfs
+	- audit ioctls
+	- add documentation
+	- get linux-fsdevel to review it
+
+Please send patches to "H.J. Thomassen" <hjt@ATComputing.nl> and
+Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>