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[$] Considering kernel pass-through interfaces
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 https://lwn.net/Articles/969383/
— as well as the role of such
drivers in general.
https://lwn.net/Articles/990802/
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 https://lwn.net/Articles/969383/
— as well as the role of such
drivers in general.
https://lwn.net/Articles/990802/