Re: MSR driver

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Sat, 15 Nov 1997 00:25:02 +0000 (GMT)


> > I would like to express my support for this device driver! I think it
> > would be a nice addition to the kernel.
>
> Appreciated very much.
>
> People will switch to NT if Linux will not have this feature. This is no
> speculation. Dieter Kvasnicka <dieter@hermes.theochem.tuwien.ac.at> told
> me this.

A sample size of 1. The MSR stuff is a very useful little module however
I grant that.

> And finally: I would really very much like to get some word from the
> kernel gurus (the master guys) on what kernel-user-space interface should
> be used! I don't understand why my emails go unanswered.

I've seen them go past. I dont actually have any great opinion either way.
Try what you think is right and see. There is no magic core of people
who declare the one true API.

Alan