Date: Wed, 29 Jan 1997 11:58:15 +1030 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: hosokawa@mt.cs.keio.ac.jp (HOSOKAWA Tatsumi) Cc: mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: I want to restructure pccardd.... Message-ID: <199701290128.LAA14542@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199701282020.FAA03167@lenlen.mt.cs.keio.ac.jp> from HOSOKAWA Tatsumi at "Jan 29, 97 05:20:57 am"
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HOSOKAWA Tatsumi stands accused of saying: > > I want to implement new pccardd in C and lex/yacc. I'm nurvous about > programming language because I was involved in a flame war in another > mailing list about the programming language of metaconfiguration > system of kernel structure :-), but I think C is the best language for > this purpose. I think Perl (and Tcl) can be alternative, but using a > fat interpreter is bad idea for daemons, and utilities incorporated > into boot.flp. I agree with you entirely here; and likewise with Nate's sentiments that pccardd is trying to do too much. As I see it, pccardd's total purpose in life is limited to : - Cross-referencing CIS details against a database to decide which driver and parameters are appropriate. - Running a user-mode script if the card is accepted. - Running a user-mode script when a card goes away. I really don't think that it should try to do anything more. > HOSOKAWA, Tatsumi -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control. (ph) +61-8-8267-3493 [[ ]] Unix hardware collector. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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