Date: Thu, 23 Dec 1999 19:57:25 -0800 From: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com> To: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com> Cc: Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com>, Theo van Klaveren <havoc@Cal30B054.student.utwente.nl>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Question about GLIDE... Message-ID: <89201.946007845@zippy.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 23 Dec 1999 03:15:42 PST." <Pine.BSF.4.10.9912230312581.55593-100000@current1.whistle.com>
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> Though doug didn't say so, I think the equivalent code in freeBSD is
>
> if ((fd = open("/dev/io",O_RDWR,0)) == -1) {
> ERROR...
> }
Correct, and I find it a little embarassing. I mean god, what a hack! :-)
There has just *got* to be a better way of granting (and checking for)
this privilege.
- Jordan
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