* ron minnich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [071022 17:37]:
> On 10/21/07, Peter Lemenkov <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Hello All!
> > Does anybody tried to use linuxbios and LB-tools on non-x86 platforms?
> > There are some issues we need to fir even for compilation (not for
> > successful usage).
> >
> > One thing I found so far is excessive usage of non-portable inb/outb
> > macros. For instance - inb may be emulated as folliwing:
> >
> > +unsigned char inb (unsigned short int port)
> > +{
> > + static unsigned char in = 0;
> > + FILE* f = fopen ("/dev/port", "a");
> > + if (f !=NULL){
> > + if (fseek (f, port, SEEK_SET) == port){
> > + fread (&in, sizeof (unsigned char), 1, f);
> > + fclose (f);
> > + return in;
> > + }
> > + }
> > + return ERROR;
Ok, which platforms does this actually fix? Has this been tested?
I know it _breaks_ just about every x86 platform except Linux.
So, we should deliberate before going this route.
Stefan
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