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Message-ID: <20090117193841.GB5003@nibiru.local> Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2009 20:38:41 +0100 From: Enrico Weigelt <weigelt@...ux.de> To: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: linux kernel without file system * Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org> wrote: > There are no device nodes in sysfs to talk to the device, only > attributes, which are mostly plain small text files. Actually, it would be really cool if all serial port operations could be done via sysfs, so we don't need the device node (including all its ioctl()) at all. BTW: did I already mention that I don't like ioctl() ? cu -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Enrico Weigelt == metux IT service - http://www.metux.de/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please visit the OpenSource QM Taskforce: http://wiki.metux.de/public/OpenSource_QM_Taskforce Patches / Fixes for a lot dozens of packages in dozens of versions: http://patches.metux.de/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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