tag 263756 fixed-upstream thanks > > > I propose to replace the text of the relevent paragraph (CONFORMING > > > TO) with: > > > > > > outb and friends are hardware specific. The value argument is > > > passed secand and the port argument is passed first, which > > > is the opposite order from most DOS implementations. > > > > > > (as per: /usr/include/asm/io.h) > > > > Hi Justin, > > > > I do not really know the answer on this point, but how do > > you deduce this order from that header file? > > > > Some grepping of kernel sources seems to indicate to me that > > the order is outb(value, port). Also in /usr/include/sys/io.h > > I see: > > > > static __inline void > > outb (unsigned char value, unsigned short int port) > You are right, and I suppose that is what I was thinking. Here is a > line of code that I used 2 years ago: > > outb(byte, port); > > That should answer that .. > Thanks for being critical,
No problem -- I'd looked at that bug for a while, and your patch helped push things in the right direction. The following text will appear with the man-pages-2.08 release: The value argument is passed first and the port argument is passed second, which is the opposite order from most DOS implementations. Cheers, Michael -- Michael Kerrisk maintainer of Linux man pages Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 Want to help with man page maintenance? Grab the latest tarball at ftp://ftp.win.tue.nl/pub/linux-local/manpages/ and grep the source files for 'FIXME'. GMX DSL = Maximale Leistung zum minimalen Preis! 2000 MB nur 2,99, Flatrate ab 4,99 Euro/Monat: http://www.gmx.net/de/go/dsl -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]