Re: [GIT PATCH] more Driver core patches for 2.6.19

[Pavel Machek]

Hi!

> > Well.. it is easier to debug in userspace. While bad hw access can
> > still kill the box, bad free() will not, and most bugs in early
> > developent are actually of 2nd kind.
> 
> Isn't that what qemu is for?

I do not think you can reasonably debug driver for new hardware under
qemu.

Anyway, doing it in userspace is just convenient.
									Pavel
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