Re: [PATCH] 2.5.17 /dev/ports

Russell King (rmk@arm.linux.org.uk)
Wed, 22 May 2002 12:26:17 +0100

On Wed, May 22, 2002 at 12:13:05PM +0200, Martin Dalecki wrote:
> And now I'm just eagerly awaiting the first clueless
> l^Huser lurking on this list, who will flame me as usuall...
> But that's no problem - I got already used to it :-).

I'm waiting on Phil Blundell to notice - I think /dev/port may get used
on ARM to emulate inb() and outb() from userspace; I don't look after
glibc so shrug.

I agree however that /dev/port is a rotten interface that needs to go.

-- 
Russell King (rmk@arm.linux.org.uk)                The developer of ARM Linux
             http://www.arm.linux.org.uk/personal/aboutme.html


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