From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S270094AbTGUN2C (ORCPT ); Mon, 21 Jul 2003 09:28:02 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S270103AbTGUN2B (ORCPT ); Mon, 21 Jul 2003 09:28:01 -0400 Received: from netrealtor.ca ([216.209.85.42]:3082 "EHLO mark.mielke.cc") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S270094AbTGUN17 (ORCPT ); Mon, 21 Jul 2003 09:27:59 -0400 Date: Mon, 21 Jul 2003 09:42:47 -0400 From: Mark Mielke To: RAMON_GARCIA_F Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Suggestion for a new system call: convert file handle to a cookie for transfering file handles between processes. Message-ID: <20030721134247.GA14943@mark.mielke.cc> References: <4cace4bf68.4bf684cace@teleline.es> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4cace4bf68.4bf684cace@teleline.es> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Mon, Jul 21, 2003 at 11:49:15AM +0200, RAMON_GARCIA_F wrote: > Although it is posible to use unix sockets, my proposal > integrates better with shell scripts. How? Whether you put magic into the kernel, or you build a user space server, the interface can be the exact same. I don't buy the 'integrates better' argument. It looks like you want simpler code in user space, at the cost of complicating the kernel, for a feature that will be not be used very frequently at all. Is this not correct? mark -- mark@mielke.cc/markm@ncf.ca/markm@nortelnetworks.com __________________________ . . _ ._ . . .__ . . ._. .__ . . . .__ | Neighbourhood Coder |\/| |_| |_| |/ |_ |\/| | |_ | |/ |_ | | | | | | \ | \ |__ . | | .|. |__ |__ | \ |__ | Ottawa, Ontario, Canada One ring to rule them all, one ring to find them, one ring to bring them all and in the darkness bind them... http://mark.mielke.cc/