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From: roberto@keltia.freenix.fr (Ollivier Robert)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: ioperm call on FreeBSD?
Date: 2 Jan 1996 13:12:29 GMT
Organization: Herve Schauer Consultants
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In article <4c4hcm$ur@prds-grn.demon.co.uk>,
Thomas D.G. Sandford <t.d.g.sandford@prds-grn.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> Is there any documentation on how to use /dev/io ? - I can't find a man
> page anywhere. 

Not really. If you want to submit one, you're welcome :-)

Seriously, the only thing you have to do is open it. If you have the rights
to open it, then you'll be granted inb/outb use. That's all. 

[ cc'ed to Thomas ]
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