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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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