Hi! > The following is a driver I would like to see included in the base kernel. > > It allows OS controll of a device that synchronizes signaling hardware across > a ATCA chassis. > > The telecom clock hardware doesn't interact much with the operating system, > and is controlled > via registers in the FPGA on the hardware. It is hardware that is unique to > this computer.
Now... it is probably not feasible, but: why does it need special interface to userland? Could not it simply act as yet another timesource, and be controlled via get/settimeofday? Pavel -- 64 bytes from 195.113.31.123: icmp_seq=28 ttl=51 time=448769.1 ms - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/