Re: [SLUG] Writing char drivers in Redhat 9 (again)
On Thu, Apr 08, 2004 at 01:32:12AM +1000, Richard said > Howdy all, > > I?m trying to recompile a character driver for RH7 under RH9 (2.4.20-8). > > I?m getting errors because /usr/include/linux/fs.h no longer has > definitions for > > struct file_operations > struct inode > struct file > > This seems to nullify any documentation on linux character device > drivers that I?ve ever seen. Am I missing something obvious? Anyone know > how we?re supposed to do it now? Shouldn't you be building it against actual kernel headers, instead of libc ones? In Debian you would use the ones from the kernel-headers- package. -- Rob Weir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Do I look like I want a CC? Words of the day: investigation Etacs interception International Criminal Court signature.asc Description: Digital signature -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Writing char drivers in Redhat 9
Hi Richard, This doesn't directly answer your question directly but it may be of some help. There is really good book on Linux device drivers written by Rubini and Corbet. The book is published under GPL and you can download it from... http://www.xml.com/ldd/chapter/book/ It has two chapters on Char drivers. It's well worth a read, it even inspired me to write my own ATM driver. Cheers, - Guy. At 11:00 PM 7/04/2004 +1000, you wrote: Howdy all, I'm trying to recompile a character driver for RH7 under RH9 (2.4.20-8). I'm getting errors because /usr/include/linux/fs.h no longer has definitions for struct file_operations struct, inode struct file This seems to nullify any documentation on linux character device drivers that I've ever seen. Am I missing something obvious? Anyone know how we're supposed to do it now? Cheers Rich --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.576 / Virus Database: 365 - Release Date: 30/01/2004 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html -- Guy Ellis [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.traverse.com.au Mobile 0419 398 234 -- -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
Re: [SLUG] Writing char drivers in Redhat 9
On Wednesday 07 April 2004 23:00, Richard wrote: > I’m trying to recompile a character driver for RH7 under RH9 (2.4.20-8). > > I’m getting errors because /usr/include/linux/fs.h no longer has > definitions for > > struct file_operations > struct, inode > struct file My understanding is that all the headers in /usr/include are user-space headers. They are NOT used for compiling kernel drivers. For this reason they do not contain declarations of structs used only within the kernel (like inodes). You should compile the driver against the kernel headers, which if you have installed the kernel source RPM should be in /usr/src/linux-2.4/include/linux Carl. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Writing char drivers in Redhat 9 (again)
Title: Writing char drivers in Redhat 9 (again) Howdy all, I’m trying to recompile a character driver for RH7 under RH9 (2.4.20-8). I’m getting errors because /usr/include/linux/fs.h no longer has definitions for struct file_operations struct inode struct file This seems to nullify any documentation on linux character device drivers that I’ve ever seen. Am I missing something obvious? Anyone know how we’re supposed to do it now? Cheers Rich --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.576 / Virus Database: 365 - Release Date: 30/01/2004 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
[SLUG] Writing char drivers in Redhat 9
Howdy all, I’m trying to recompile a character driver for RH7 under RH9 (2.4.20-8). I’m getting errors because /usr/include/linux/fs.h no longer has definitions for struct file_operations struct, inode struct file This seems to nullify any documentation on linux character device drivers that I’ve ever seen. Am I missing something obvious? Anyone know how we’re supposed to do it now? Cheers Rich --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.576 / Virus Database: 365 - Release Date: 30/01/2004 -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
