# Re: [parport] Use of inb/out in backends...

From: Oliver Rauch (oliver.rauch@rauch-domain.de)
Date: Mon May 28 2001 - 14:13:41 PDT

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  Jochen Eisinger wrote:
  >
  > Hi!
  >
  > Since lots of new parport backends are available now, I wonder whether
  > we should add a general interface to the parport, that would allow to
  > make use of more advanced interfaces like the kernel parport drivers while
  > keeping the whole thing easy to port to other architecures (like older
  > kernels, *BSD or OS/2)
  >
  > I remember that it was discouraged to use inb/outb in backends some versions
  > earlier... I think we should continue to work with the concept of the
  > sanei_* interfaces. What we have now is that some backends work with
  > some architectures and others not, because every backend implements it's
  > own interface.
  >
  > regards
  > -- jochen

  Hello Jochen,

  I think this is a good and important thing. We should do this for
  sane-1.0.6 (Henning: do you already have a TODO for sane-1.0.6?)

  Bye
  Oliver

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