[$] Considering kernel pass-through interfaces

Date:
Fri, 20 Sep 2024 12:21:06 +0000

Description:
The kernel normally sits firmly between user space and the system's
peripheral devices, and provides a standard interface to those devices. At times, though, a more direct interface to a device is desired but such interfaces can be controversial. At the 2024 Maintainers Summit, the
assembled developers considered a specific case the proposed fwctl subsystem
as well as the role of such
drivers in general.

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Link to news story:
https://lwn.net/Articles/990802/


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