1 What: raw1394 (a.k.a. "Raw IEEE1394 1 What: raw1394 (a.k.a. "Raw IEEE1394 I/O support" for FireWire)
2 Date: May 2010 (scheduled), finally 2 Date: May 2010 (scheduled), finally removed in kernel v2.6.37
3 Contact: linux1394-devel@lists.sourcefo 3 Contact: linux1394-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
4 Description: 4 Description:
5 /dev/raw1394 was a character device fi 5 /dev/raw1394 was a character device file that allowed low-level
6 access to FireWire buses. Its major d 6 access to FireWire buses. Its major drawbacks were its inability
7 to implement sensible device security 7 to implement sensible device security policies, and its low level
8 of abstraction that required userspace 8 of abstraction that required userspace clients to duplicate much
9 of the kernel's ieee1394 core function 9 of the kernel's ieee1394 core functionality.
10 10
11 Replaced by /dev/fw*, i.e. the <linux/ 11 Replaced by /dev/fw*, i.e. the <linux/firewire-cdev.h> ABI of
12 firewire-core. 12 firewire-core.
13 13
14 Users: 14 Users:
15 libraw1394 (works with firewire-cdev t 15 libraw1394 (works with firewire-cdev too, transparent to library ABI
16 users) 16 users)
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