A fresh look at the kernel's device model

Posted Jun 2, 2015 22:43 UTC (Tue) by neilbrown (subscriber, #359)
In reply to: A fresh look at the kernel's device model by linusw
Parent article: A fresh look at the kernel's device model

> Duck test for device: If it looks like a duck,....

I don't think there is much agreement on what a "device" looks like though.

> But I would prefer ...

which lends weight to my point - different people prefer different things, each for excellent reasons.

Thanks for the extra details on GPIOs - they seem to confirm that "device" has no real meaning, it is just a tool in the developer's tool box.