Date: Sun, 6 Jul 2008 17:08:02 +0100
From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To: Eduard - Gabriel Munteanu <eduard.munteanu@linux360.ro>
Cc: Al Viro <viro@ZenIV.linux.org.uk>,
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       Marcin Slusarz <marcin.slusarz@gmail.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] parport/ppdev: fix registration of sysctl entries
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> IMHO, there is one reason ppdev exists: allow both _safe_ and _raw_
> access to the parallel port, and a much better alternative to the iopl
> stuff.

And various devices support sharing protocols on the parallel port.
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