Re: proplist

[David Holland <dholland-tech%netbsd.org@localhost>]

On Wed, Apr 21, 2010 at 10:25:11AM +0200, Martin Husemann wrote:
 > > I would say what we actually *want* for most of the places proplib has
 > > been used or proposed is a shipping tool, and in cases where we really
 > > want a management tool we should be using libdb or sqlite or something
 > > else along those lines, the precise choice depending on the situation.
 > 
 > Well, IMHO one of the places where we make good use (despite the
 > awkward API) of proplib as a management tool is device properties
 > in the kernel.

Point.

 > Doesn't sound like libdb or sqlite would be apropriate for that
 > use.

No. Although something lighter-weight than proplib might be.

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David A. Holland
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