Date: Sat, 30 Dec 1995 17:55:11 -0800 From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@time.cdrom.com> To: Sujal Patel <smpatel@wam.umd.edu> Cc: Joerg Wunsch <joerg_wunsch@uriah.heep.sax.de>, FreeBSD Hackers <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: /dev/io Message-ID: <8724.820374911@time.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sat, 30 Dec 1995 20:33:09 EST." <Pine.BSF.3.91.951230201025.252A-100000@sl-039.sl.cybercomm.net>
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> To me it seems like it would be more "standard" if FreeBSD supported an > implementation like NetBSD's. It would also pave the way for the > implementation of IO permission bitmaps (if they are ever needed). Changing > it would probably be a little more secure, and I can't even think of any > programs that would break if /dev/io was removed? I think a few X servers would definitely break of /dev/io went away suddently, but I also see no reason why the other interface couldn't be implemented in parallel with a change-over at some point in the future. Jordan
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