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>SG_GET_NUM_WAITING 0x227d. </B
>Assumes 3rd argument points to an int and places the number of packets
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>If ioctl(SG_SET_KEEP_ORPHAN) is set to 1 and a ioctl(SG_IO) operation
is interrupted (e.g. by control-C by the user) then when the response
arrives then the "num_waiting" will be incremented to indicate a
read() can now pick up the response. </P
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