From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 22 May 2002 07:26:26 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 22 May 2002 07:26:25 -0400 Received: from caramon.arm.linux.org.uk ([212.18.232.186]:40977 "EHLO caramon.arm.linux.org.uk") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 22 May 2002 07:26:24 -0400 Date: Wed, 22 May 2002 12:26:17 +0100 From: Russell King To: Martin Dalecki Cc: "David S. Miller" , paulus@samba.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] 2.5.17 /dev/ports Message-ID: <20020522122617.B16934@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> In-Reply-To: <3CEB5F75.4000009@evision-ventures.com> <15595.30247.263661.42035@argo.ozlabs.ibm.com> <20020522.035435.68675894.davem@redhat.com> <3CEB6F31.2000301@evision-ventures.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org 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