RE: FW: Guidance on resources for User Space Device Drivers on 2.6 kernel

2007-12-06 Thread Jaursch, Bill
. -Original Message- From: Stefan Richter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 11:29 AM To: Jaursch, Bill Cc: Adrian Bunk; Leon Woestenberg; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: FW: Guidance on resources for User Space Device Drivers on 2.6 kernel Jaursch, Bill

Re: FW: Guidance on resources for User Space Device Drivers on 2.6 kernel

2007-12-06 Thread Stefan Richter
Jaursch, Bill wrote: > The reason to even consider a driver for this "Software only" driver > was to start the work of writing a kernel space driver (loadable > module). So more specifically, I wanted to know if there is a way > to use calls to the kernel to access a loadable module that is > runn

Re: FW: Guidance on resources for User Space Device Drivers on 2.6 kernel

2007-12-06 Thread Stefan Richter
Adrian Bunk wrote: > On Wed, Dec 05, 2007 at 01:29:23AM -0500, Jaursch, Bill wrote: >> I have am in the process of writing a driver that is software only. >> I would like to avoid the caveats of a kernel mode installable module. >>... > > What is "a driver that is software only" > (all kernel code

Re: FW: Guidance on resources for User Space Device Drivers on 2.6 kernel

2007-12-06 Thread Leon Woestenberg
> If you have any other suggestions on projects, articles, etc. on Linux User > Space Device Drivers, I would greatly appreciate the information. > A suggestion: UIO: user-space drivers, since kernel version 2.6.21 http://lwn.net/Articles/232575/ Regards, -- Leon -- To unsubscribe from this li

Re: FW: Guidance on resources for User Space Device Drivers on 2.6 kernel

2007-12-06 Thread Adrian Bunk
On Wed, Dec 05, 2007 at 01:29:23AM -0500, Jaursch, Bill wrote: > I have am in the process of writing a driver that is software only.  I would > like to avoid the caveats of a kernel mode installable module. >... What is "a driver that is software only" (all kernel code is also software only...)?

FW: Guidance on resources for User Space Device Drivers on 2.6 kernel

2007-12-04 Thread Jaursch, Bill
I have am in the process of writing a driver that is software only.  I would like to avoid the caveats of a kernel mode installable module.  I found FUSD (http://svn.xiph.org/trunk/fusd/), but would like to know if this is a stable project. If you have any other suggestions on projects, article