Re: [PATCH] 2.5.17 /dev/ports

Alexander Viro (viro@math.psu.edu)
Wed, 22 May 2002 10:33:08 -0400 (EDT)


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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