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From: Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>
To: Manu Abraham <abraham.manu@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
	Andrew de Quincey <adq_dvb@lidskialf.net>
Subject: Re: [RFC] Simple userspace interface for PCI drivers
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 10:52:50 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20060830175250.GA6258@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <44F5C5E0.4050201@gmail.com>

On Wed, Aug 30, 2006 at 09:07:44PM +0400, Manu Abraham wrote:
> 
> Being a bit excited and it is really interesting to have such a
> proposal, it would simplify the matters that held us up even more,
> probably. The name sounds fine though. All i was wondering whether there
> would be any high latencies for the same using in such a context. But
> since the transfers would occur in any way, even with a kernel mode
> driver, i think it should be pretty much fine.

As mentioned, this framework is being used in industrial settings right
now, where latencies are a huge issue.  It works just fine, so I do not
think there are any problems in this area.

thanks,

greg k-h

  reply	other threads:[~2006-08-30 17:54 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 36+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-08-30  6:23 [RFC] Simple userspace interface for PCI drivers Greg KH
2006-08-30 10:09 ` Thomas Gleixner
2006-08-30 14:34 ` Matt Porter
2006-08-30 16:25   ` Thomas Gleixner
2006-08-30 17:55   ` Greg KH
2006-08-30 20:32     ` Foli Ayivoh
2006-08-30 21:01     ` Matthias Schniedermeyer
2006-08-30 21:25       ` linux-os (Dick Johnson)
2006-08-30 22:08         ` Greg KH
2006-09-01  1:36     ` Brice Goglin
2006-09-01  3:22       ` Greg KH
2006-09-01  3:37         ` Brice Goglin
2006-09-01  4:27           ` Greg KH
2006-08-31 13:49   ` Andi Kleen
2006-09-01 18:16     ` Greg KH
2006-08-30 17:07 ` Manu Abraham
2006-08-30 17:52   ` Greg KH [this message]
2006-08-30 22:50     ` Manu Abraham
2006-08-31  0:17       ` Greg KH
2006-08-31 13:24         ` Manu Abraham
2006-08-31 22:42           ` Greg KH
2006-08-31  7:40 ` Andrew Morton
2006-08-31  8:05   ` Thomas Gleixner
2006-08-31  8:30 ` Xavier Bestel
2006-08-31 20:39   ` Lee Revell
2006-08-31 20:53     ` Chris Friesen
2006-08-31 21:39       ` Greg KH
2006-08-31 20:58     ` Xavier Bestel
2006-08-31 21:12       ` Lee Revell
2006-08-31 21:18         ` Xavier Bestel
2006-08-31 21:33           ` Manu Abraham
2006-08-31 21:40       ` Greg KH
2006-09-01 21:17 ` Pavel Machek
2006-09-03  8:34   ` Thomas Gleixner
2006-09-12 19:47 ` Sam Ravnborg
2006-09-14  5:57   ` Greg KH

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