Messages in this thread | | | From | Peter Chubb <> | Date | Fri, 12 Dec 2003 09:47:29 +1100 | Subject | Re: Driver API (was Re: Linux GPL and binary module exception clause?) |
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>>>>> "Jason" == Jason Kingsland <Jason_Kingsland@hotmail.com> writes:
Jason> Hannu Savolainen writes: >> Even better would be a proper device driver ABI for "loosely >> integrated" device drivers.
Jason> Peter Chubb writes:
>> One of the things we're working on here is an ABI to allow device >> drivers to live in user space, by enabling access to interrupts and >> PCI DMA.
Jason> This is already available via a commercial product.
...snip... Jason> http://www.jungo.com/products.html#driver_tools
Yes I know, I read their web page, and if cross-platform compatibility is what you want it looks a nice way to go. They didn't publish any performance figures (at least, not where I could find), and they're binary only,
There's also the LinuxAnt stuff: http://www.linuxant.com that, for Wireless cards at least, provides a Windows ABI for standard NDIS drivers; and Hunt et al's work on Windows http://research.microsoft.com/~galenh/Publications/HuntUsenixNt97.pdf
-- Dr Peter Chubb http://www.gelato.unsw.edu.au peterc AT gelato.unsw.edu.au The technical we do immediately, the political takes *forever*
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