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Date: Sun, 07 Mar 2004 19:11:43 -0800
From: Mike Fedyk <mfedyk@matchmail.com>
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To: Grigor Gatchev <grigor@serdica.org>
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       Grigor Gatchev <grigor@zadnik.org>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: A Layered Kernel: Proposal
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Grigor Gatchev wrote:
> Here it is. Get your axe ready! :-)
> 
> ---
> 
> Driver Model Types: A Short Description.
> 
> (Note:  This is NOT a complete description of a layer,
> according to the kernel layered model I dared to offer.  It
> concerns only the hardware drivers in a kernel.)
> 

Looks like you're going to need to get a little deeper to keep it from 
being OT on this list.

What is the driver designs of say, solaris, OS/2, Win32 (NT & 9x trees) 
and how are they good and how are they bad?

What specific (think API changes, nothing generalized here *at all*) 
changes could benefit linux, and why and how?  Nobody will listen to 
hand waving, so you need a tight case for each change.

HTH,

Mike
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