erik quanstrom wrote:
*snip*
useless observation:
it's fun to see the linux guys bragging about how their drivers are so
small. bsd drivers are typically half their size. plan 9 drivers are typically
half again as large. to be fair, plan 9 drivers typicall give up things like
tso.
- erik
'half again as large' ?? or half the *BSD size?
And no - not at all 'useless' information.
To anyone accustomed to ASM or Forth, smaller (and still functional, of course)
indicates a better understanding of the task at hand, more throurough
exploration of the 'needfuls', and more effort sweating-out whatever desn't add
value. Worthwhile, all.
'Useless' OTOH, would be to try to use moving-kludge-Linux drivers as a model.
I'd sooner recommend OpenBSD or NetBSD. Better average quality, more long-term
consistent interfaces.
