From owner-freebsd-hackers Fri Dec 7 10:29:25 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from elvis.mu.org (elvis.mu.org [216.33.66.196]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4EE8C37B417 for ; Fri, 7 Dec 2001 10:29:22 -0800 (PST) Received: by elvis.mu.org (Postfix, from userid 1192) id C7C0681D01; Fri, 7 Dec 2001 12:29:16 -0600 (CST) Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2001 12:29:16 -0600 From: Alfred Perlstein To: Poul-Henning Kamp Cc: Dave Rufino , freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: statefulness in character device drivers Message-ID: <20011207122916.P92148@elvis.mu.org> References: <20454.1007733134@critter.freebsd.dk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20454.1007733134@critter.freebsd.dk>; from phk@critter.freebsd.dk on Fri, Dec 07, 2001 at 02:52:14PM +0100 Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG * Poul-Henning Kamp [011207 07:57] wrote: > In message , 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 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message