Re: [android-kernel] Re: Device driver of Linux kernel Vs Android kernel

2012-04-26 Thread Durgadoss Ramanathan
Yeah I agree with Mark. Also, it depends on what kind of drivers you want to write . I write some sensor drivers..For that, as long as the driver follows standard Linux interfaces (on which android relies on) it should work on an android device (of course, with HW support for that sensor) So, I wo

Re: [android-kernel] Re: Device driver of Linux kernel Vs Android kernel

2012-04-26 Thread mark gross
There are no changes you really should need to make between an "gnu/linux" and "android/linux" driver. Some will say you need to add wake_lock's to your driver critical sections but, almost every time I see a wake_lock in the kernel (for the devices I work on) the lock was truly not needed. The f

[android-kernel] Re: Device driver of Linux kernel Vs Android kernel

2012-04-26 Thread Chirag Shah
Any idea !!! Which kind of changes i need to make to make it work with Android? Where can i look for this perticular modifications ? -- unsubscribe: android-kernel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-kernel