Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:42:41 +0000 | From | Alan <> | Subject | Re: GPL only modules [was Re: [GIT PATCH] more Driver core patches for 2.6.19] |
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On Thu, 14 Dec 2006 12:31:16 +0100 Hans-Jürgen Koch <hjk@linutronix.de> wrote: > You think it's easier for a manufacturer of industrial IO cards to > debug a (large) kernel module?
You think its any easier to debug because the code now runs in ring 3 but accessing I/O space.
> > uio also doesn't handle hotplug, pci and other "small" matters. > > uio is supposed to be a very thin layer. Hotplug and PCI are already > handled by other subsystems.
And if you have a PCI or a hotplug card ? How many industrial I/O cards are still ISA btw ?
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