Messages in this thread | | | From | Kyle Moffett <> | Subject | Re: [RFC][PATCH 2.6.13-rc6] add Dell Systems Management Base Driver (dcdbas) with sysfs support | Date | Tue, 16 Aug 2005 00:55:35 -0400 |
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On Aug 16, 2005, at 00:34:51, Chris Wedgwood wrote: > On Mon, Aug 15, 2005 at 04:23:37PM -0400, Kyle Moffett wrote: >> Why can't you just implement the system management actions in the >> kernel driver? > > Why put things in the kernel unless it's really needed? > > I'm not thrillied about the lack of userspace support for this driver > but that still doesn't mean we need to shovel wads of crap into the > kernel.
I'm worried that it might be more of a mess in userspace than it could be if done properly in the kernel. Hardware drivers, especially for something as critical as the BIOS, should probably be done in-kernel. Look at the mess that X has become, it mmaps /dev/mem and pokes at the PCI busses directly. I just don't want an MSI-driver to become another /dev/mem.
Cheers, Kyle Moffett
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