Re: Synchronous board drivers
Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Sun, 4 Jul 1999 22:20:12 +0100 (BST)
> : Why is the character device emulation needed at all ?
>
> I occasionaly use sync line for transfering raw data instead
> of some network protocol. I think most sync board drivers have
> some sort of character device emulation. IMHO it would be wise
> to move it to syncppp.c.
How does this differ from AF_PACKET, SOCK_DGRAM sockets ?
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