Re: HEAD UP: non-MPSAFE network drivers to be disabled (was: 8.0 network stack MPsafety goals (fwd))



In message <20080527062736.GF64397@xxxxxxx>, Ed Schouten writes:

The new TTY layer should still support line disciplines, [...]

Actually... I think it shouldn't.

With the word `should' I meant that it would still be possible to
implement multiple line disciplines with the mpsafetty code. But I
really think line disciplines should go.

No, don't bother. Remove the entire "abstraction" of linedisciplines.

What should happen with the NETGRAPHDISC?

It should be done in userland if it is necessary at all.

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