linux-kernel - Re: Can we move device drivers into user-space?

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Message-ID: <CAL1RGDWX2A16aFZEoyegF46powW4JJp1+JJm+_Nv15ikrtQCSQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 23 Feb 2012 13:18:01 -0800
From:	Roland Dreier <roland@...nel.org>
To:	david@...g.hm
Cc:	Jidong Xiao <jidong.xiao@...il.com>,
	Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>,
	Kernel development list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Can we move device drivers into user-space?

On Thu, Feb 23, 2012 at 12:48 PM,  <david@...g.hm> wrote:
> Why would you want to? What advantage are you looking to gain from all the
> effort?

If someone has a paragraph that starts "Advantage:" in their email, that
is usually a good place to look for what they think the advantage of their
idea is.
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