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@@ -145,14 +145,14 @@ config LEGACY_PTYS
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systems, it is safe to say N.
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systems, it is safe to say N.
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config RAW_DRIVER
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config RAW_DRIVER
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- tristate "RAW driver (/dev/raw/rawN) (OBSOLETE)"
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+ tristate "RAW driver (/dev/raw/rawN)"
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+ depends on BLOCK
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help
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help
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The raw driver permits block devices to be bound to /dev/raw/rawN.
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The raw driver permits block devices to be bound to /dev/raw/rawN.
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Once bound, I/O against /dev/raw/rawN uses efficient zero-copy I/O.
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Once bound, I/O against /dev/raw/rawN uses efficient zero-copy I/O.
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See the raw(8) manpage for more details.
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See the raw(8) manpage for more details.
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- The raw driver is deprecated and will be removed soon.
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- Applications should simply open the device (eg /dev/hda1)
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+ Applications should preferably open the device (eg /dev/hda1)
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with the O_DIRECT flag.
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with the O_DIRECT flag.
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config MAX_RAW_DEVS
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config MAX_RAW_DEVS
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