Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Parallel port driver | Date | Thu, 16 Oct 1997 09:31:00 +0100 | From | Philip Blundell <> |
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>Do you know if it works fully bi-directional so that things like "select" >work on it just like a serial device?
No, it's not.
>In my not-too-informed opinion I think the lp device should end up like >the serial devices (but of course with a different set of ioctl stuff >which of course is where the problems come in!).
I think you're right. People are, apparently, working on a rewrite of the lp driver and I hope this is how it will end up.
p.
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