Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 22 May 2002 14:32:44 +0200 | From | Martin Dalecki <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] 2.5.17 /dev/ports |
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Uz.ytkownik Alan Cox napisa?: >>I'm waiting on Phil Blundell to notice - I think /dev/port may get used >>on ARM to emulate inb() and outb() from userspace; I don't look after >>glibc so shrug. >> >>I agree however that /dev/port is a rotten interface that needs to go. > > > The /dev/port interface is used by various apps and its a traditional > x86 in paticular unix thing. For platforms like ARM its poorly implemented
Erm... unix thing? I see it only in Linux... BTW. Just recently someone has found out that it is indeed *poorly* implemented.
> since it ought to turn into a fraction of /dev/mem and support mmap for > speedier user space in/out emulation..
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