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| My last 2 cencts:
|
| Using the same LIBRARY STANDARD ( for instance the
| POSIX standard, LINUX 'lib standard' or QNX4 'lib
| standard' ) for drivers doesn't mean that the
| drivers must share the same driver model ... e.g.
| LINUX drivers and NTO drivers are completely
| different but they are using the same standard for
| POSIX threads.
|
| We have the same situation if we take the LINUX or
| QNX4 PCI library definitions as a standard. IMHO
| ..we are just winners when we follow IT standards
| ...
|
| Armin
My last two cents (hey, stop clapping!):
Generally speaking, I agree with the concept that following a standard can be
but is not always a good thing. In this particular example, I believe that the
implementation of the QNX6 driver structure deviates sufficiently from the QNX4
as well as Linux implementations so as to warrant its own unique approach.
After all is said and done, in a couple of years we'll be thinking of it as the
QNX6 standard anyway.
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-Warren