Subject: Re: Review wsdisplay status device
To: Gregory McGarry <g.mcgarry@ieee.org>
From: Julio Merino <jmmv@hispabsd.org>
List: tech-kern
Date: 06/24/2002 20:33:11
On Mon, 24 Jun 2002 08:04:11 +1200
"Gregory McGarry" <g.mcgarry@ieee.org> wrote:

> The only problem I can see is that you're reading the dynamic state
> from the kernel.  Once you return to userland, there is no guarantee
> that the returned value is correct any more.  You can tell if an
> event occurred, but not infer any precise kernel state.

Well, in fact this does not matter from the point of view of the mouse
daemon. All I need to know is when events happen...

Though I think that event's data is quite trustable. Can you explain
why it may be wrong?

Thanks.

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Julio Merino <jmmv@hispabsd.org>