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From: apawar.linux@gmail.com (Abhijit Pawar)
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2011 10:57:17 +0530
Subject: interview question how does application connects to device
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On 6 July 2011 10:13, Prashant Shah <pshah.mumbai@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On Wed, Jul 6, 2011 at 9:38 AM, Abhijit Pawar <apawar.linux@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > This is good. One more addition from my side which is not necessarily the
> > answer to Greg's question: Bottom Halves are discouraged now days in
> driver.
>
> then what are the alternatives ? are there any articles or
> documentation for it ?
>
Tasklets or workqueues. Please refer to LDD3 chapter 10.  I should have
written that older bottom halves are not supported. my mistake.

Regards,
Abhijit
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