Re: Direct access to hardware

From: Khimenko Victor (khim@sch57.msk.ru)
Date: Sun Jul 23 2000 - 06:27:45 EST


In <Pine.LNX.4.10.10007231053180.7898-100000@dax.joh.cam.ac.uk> James Sutherland (jas88@cam.ac.uk) wrote:
> On Sun, 23 Jul 2000, Vojtech Pavlik wrote:

> It's not filtering; IDE commands shouldn't originate in userland to begin
> with. Userland apps should make a request to the kernel for a specific
> kernel facility; the kernel then implements this by sending IDE commands
> as needed.

Yes. It'll be god design, it's right approach, etc. It's NOT something to be
done in hurry while 2.4 is in code-freeze state. And it's NOT what Andhre's
patch is doing. It's 2.5 task (if someone will volunteer). Point closed.

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