On Sun, Jul 31, 2005 at 05:31:11PM +0300, Shachar Shemesh wrote: > and a device+ioctl?
deprecated, except in very specific case (only one I can recall in recent memory is the Cell's SPE interface, and that one is not yet decided). > /sys? Setting and reading device configuration and attributes. Very little data transfer. > /proc? unholy mess. Add nothing new here. There are other options as well - the kevent/uevent mechanism, which works over netlink IIRC - adding your own file system, which is actually the preferred solution in many cases. A private case of that is debugfs. - adding a syscall - think of this as the structured equivalent of a device specific ioctl, for something that is *not* device specific. There are no hard and fast rules about which method to use - it's all a matter of taste, and a favorite subject for endless flamewars. If in doubt, ask... Cheers, Muli -- Muli Ben-Yehuda http://www.mulix.org | http://mulix.livejournal.com/ ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
