gOn Tue, Oct 16, 2007 at 06:40:47PM +0200, Alexander Leidinger wrote: >> like /var/run/log or /var/run/devd.pipe, that a userland daemon running >> as root that has access to ISA I/O and related resources... It's >> that simple... > > And the code doesn't exists. And when it is written, when will it be > bugfree enough? The sysctl way of exporting integer data already has a good > track record, and porting the existing lm sensor (from a project which is > known to take much care about security) was easier to get right. The > project also was not about the lm sensor (I don't go and count the size for > the small lm sensor now). The lm sensor was one example of using it. I > don't think objection to the lm sensor driver should lead to removal of the > framework itself. One possible reaction could be to say that the lm sensor > should move to ports.
Why not to put them under DEVFS like /dev/sensors/* ? They are devices after all. I agree that putting devices under sysctl.* is bad idea. -- http://ache.pp.ru/ _______________________________________________ cvs-all@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/cvs-all To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
