On Sun, 20 May 2001, Russell King wrote: > I still see read()/write() being a "pass any crap" interface. The > implementer of the target for read()/write() will probably still be > a driver which will need to decode what its given, whether its in > ASCII or binary. > > And driver writers are already used to writing ioctl-like interfaces. You _are_ missing the point. write() doesn't have that history of wild abuse. It's easier to whack the driver writer's balls for abusing it. I'm more than willing to play Narn Bat Squad and I'm pretty sure that I'm not alone at that. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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