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From: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com>
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To: "Lee, il-do" <oneway@dcn.soongsil.ac.kr>
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Subject: Re: Writing a device driver!
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why do you wnat a block device interface?
we are talking about removing  block devices because they have no function
extra.

block read and write are done in the "strategy" function (silly name).

On Thu, 28 Jan 1999, Lee, il-do wrote:

> I will make 1394 device driver. 
> 
> Now, I think about device type if network device or block device.
> And about architecture of device.
> 
> How about your opinion?
> 
> 1394 device use PCI bus. But I can't get any information about it.
> Can you give me any information?
> 
> Entry point of my device driver different to cdevse[] and bdevsw[].
> In example, it include read_block and write_block ...
> what can I apply this entry point to device structure?
> 
> When I have any other question, I will remail. I will wait your reply...
> 
> regards.
> 
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