On 6/28/05, Benjamin Herrenschmidt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> > The callgate for getting to mode setting has to be in the kernel. That
> > provides a standard API and a secure user-root transition. After the
> > call is in the kernel each driver can choose to satisfy the call
> > in-kernel or use something like call_userhelper() to do the work in
> > user space.
> 
> As I explained already, I think it should be a userland daemon, that's
> really the best way to deal with access control and would fix all of the
> issues.

How do I communicate my desired mode to the daemon?

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