Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1765612AbZAQTkr (ORCPT ); Sat, 17 Jan 2009 14:40:47 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1763908AbZAQTkh (ORCPT ); Sat, 17 Jan 2009 14:40:37 -0500 Received: from s15216962.onlinehome-server.info ([217.160.22.205]:39167 "EHLO s15216962.onlinehome-server.info" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1763785AbZAQTkh (ORCPT ); Sat, 17 Jan 2009 14:40:37 -0500 Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2009 20:38:41 +0100 From: Enrico Weigelt To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: linux kernel without file system Message-ID: <20090117193841.GB5003@nibiru.local> Reply-To: weigelt@metux.de References: <496DA678.1090701@wpkg.org> <20090114093422.GA9771@frolo.macqel> <1231926744.11907.12.camel@skunk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i X-Terror: bin laden, kill bush, Briefbombe, Massenvernichtung, KZ, X-Nazi: Weisse Rasse, Hitlers Wiederauferstehung, 42, X-Antichrist: weg mit schaeuble, ausrotten, heiliger krieg, al quaida, X-Killer: 23, endloesung, Weltuntergang, X-Doof: wer das liest ist doof Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1101 Lines: 27 * Kay Sievers 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@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/