>>> Well, it says "Industrial I/O". To me, this means it handles I/O devices >>> typically found in industrial applications. >>> >> Yes, industrial is generally process control of manufacturing >> processes which in my view is making this sound like it is limiting >> the field of operations. >> > OK, I agree. > Agreed, though don't yet have a better idea. In fact my use cases are all really embedded systems anyway. >> All the applications we would currently need are things like >> handheld PDA type devices which are hardly 'industrial' or small >> consumer measurement systems. >> > > Well, though the _use_ of such devices might not be "industrial", > _technically_ they are very similar to embedded systems found in > automation or other industrial equipment. > > Many of these devices (all that have mmappable memory) can be handled > with a UIO driver, but for the rest (mostly stuff connected to serial > busses), it's important to have a subsystem in the kernel. I really > don't care too much about its name. BTW, before UIO was first published, > its internal name was "Industrial I/O" ;-) > lol. We could try and make it the standard working name for all new subsystems ;) -- Jonathan Cameron
