Re: Adding support for ARINC429 into the Linux kernel

2013-07-01 Thread Pavel Machek
Hi! > > My vote would be for a new socket family for the low-level protocol, > > with room for extension later to support the advanced features. > > > > This should be one of the simplest socket implementations possible, if > > you just need to send and receive 32 bit words, and can bind to a > >

Re: Adding support for ARINC429 into the Linux kernel

2013-06-28 Thread Guenter Roeck
On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 10:52:53AM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote: > On Thursday 20 June 2013, Guenter Roeck wrote: > > On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 11:45:30PM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote: > > > On Wednesday 19 June 2013, Guenter Roeck wrote: > > > > > > Since this is a standard protocol, a driver that just

Re: Adding support for ARINC429 into the Linux kernel

2013-06-20 Thread Arnd Bergmann
On Thursday 20 June 2013, Guenter Roeck wrote: > On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 11:45:30PM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote: > > On Wednesday 19 June 2013, Guenter Roeck wrote: > > > > Since this is a standard protocol, a driver that just supports a specific > > chip (1a) would be the worst option IMHO. > > >

Re: Adding support for ARINC429 into the Linux kernel

2013-06-19 Thread Guenter Roeck
On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 11:45:30PM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote: > On Wednesday 19 June 2013, Guenter Roeck wrote: > > I have been asked to explore options for adding ARINC 429 support [1] > > into the Linux kernel, primarily to support devices from Holt Integrated > > Circuits [2] (the request is un

Re: Adding support for ARINC429 into the Linux kernel

2013-06-19 Thread Arnd Bergmann
On Wednesday 19 June 2013, Guenter Roeck wrote: > I have been asked to explore options for adding ARINC 429 support [1] > into the Linux kernel, primarily to support devices from Holt Integrated > Circuits [2] (the request is unrelated to the chip manufacturer). > > ARINC429 is a protocol which is

Adding support for ARINC429 into the Linux kernel

2013-06-19 Thread Guenter Roeck
Hi all, I have been asked to explore options for adding ARINC 429 support [1] into the Linux kernel, primarily to support devices from Holt Integrated Circuits [2] (the request is unrelated to the chip manufacturer). ARINC429 is a protocol which is widely used in commercial airplanes. There are