Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [Q]: Linux and real device drivers | From | Jes Sorensen <> | Date | 22 Sep 1999 09:17:01 +0200 |
| |
>>>>> "Theodore" == Theodore Y Ts'o <tytso@mit.edu> writes:
Theodore> I wrote a paper on this very subject at this year's Linux Theodore> Expo. And such drivers do exist. For example, the PCMCIA Theodore> driver is one example; so is the Rocketport driver, which I Theodore> wrote for Comtrol, Inc. Another example is the serial Theodore> driver, which is available in a standalone form so that Theodore> poeple can use the features of the latest serial driver Theodore> without being forced to upgrade to Linux 2.3. You can get Theodore> the stand-alone driver here:
Theodore> http://web.mit.edu/tytso/www/linux/serial/
Theodore> The Linux Expo paper describes some of the techniques which Theodore> I used to make this stand-alone driver, and some of the Theodore> short comings of such a technique. The paper also argues Theodore> why I believe this will be more important in the future.
Quick comment, there is one fundamental difference between your stand-alone drivers and what most other people talk about in this discussion: you provide source!
However I still think that drivers residing in the kernel tree is the right way to go, it is such a pain maintenance wise having to deal with modules coming from the outside - PCMCIA is a perfect example of this.
Jes
- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.rutgers.edu Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
| |