Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 22 May 2002 10:33:08 -0400 (EDT) | From | Alexander Viro <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] 2.5.17 /dev/ports |
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On Wed, 22 May 2002, Martin Dalecki wrote:
> > For kbdrate??? sysctl I might see - after all, we are talking about > > setting two numbers. ioctl() to pass a couple of integers to the kernel? > > No, thanks.
If you are complaining about use of /dev/port - I completely agree that it's crap...
> Portable along architectures - no thanks? > Portbale along different devices and device driver implementations - no thanks? > Not to mess with hardware with preassumtptions how it works - no thanks? > Giving PC vendors a chance to get rid of silly legacy hardware - no thanks? > Abviously documented by beeing there - no thanks?
... but WTF does it have to ioctl vs. saner mechanisms?
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