Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Mon, 6 May 1996 12:09:02 +0300 (EET DST) | From | Hannu Savolainen <> | Subject | Re: An idea: a database of modules settings |
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On Sun, 5 May 1996, Eyal Lebedinsky wrote:
> How about a standard API where a module can save/restore any number of > settings between sessions. The module will simply call somethings like > save_settings (int id, void *buffer, in size) > where the id allows a module to save multiple buffers. The info will be > saved and later the module (when loaded) can request the settings with a > similar 'get_settings' call. This looks like the right way to implement persistent data for drivers. However I prefer using a string ad the 'id'. In this way less administrative work is required to prevent conflicts between drivers/modules.
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