Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2001 12:29:16 -0600 From: Alfred Perlstein <bright@mu.org> To: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk> Cc: Dave Rufino <dr263@hermes.cam.ac.uk>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: statefulness in character device drivers Message-ID: <20011207122916.P92148@elvis.mu.org> In-Reply-To: <20454.1007733134@critter.freebsd.dk>; from phk@critter.freebsd.dk on Fri, Dec 07, 2001 at 02:52:14PM %2B0100 References: <Pine.SOL.4.33.0112071347320.26697-100000@red.csi.cam.ac.uk> <20454.1007733134@critter.freebsd.dk>
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* Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk> [011207 07:57] wrote:
> In message <Pine.SOL.4.33.0112071347320.26697-100000@red.csi.cam.ac.uk>, Dave R
> ufino writes:
> >Hi,
> >
> >I remember some discussions a while ago about adding statefulness to
> >the character device driver layer. What's the consensus now ? Is it going
> >to be added, and if so, when ?
>
> Uhm, I don't hink I understand your question here...
Most likely he means a per-open(2) opaque datum that is kept in
struct file and passed to the underlying routines.
--
-Alfred Perlstein [alfred@freebsd.org]
'Instead of asking why a piece of software is using "1970s technology,"
start asking why software is ignoring 30 years of accumulated wisdom.'
http://www.morons.org/rants/gpl-harmful.php3
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