Re: Userspace I/O driver core

From: Alan
Date: Thu Dec 14 2006 - 05:44:41 EST


> But in order to get this core into the kernel tree, we need to have some
> "real" drivers written that use it. So, for anyone that wants to see
> this go into the tree, now is the time to step forward and post your
> patches for hardware that this kind of driver interface is needed.

Might be kind of hairy given uio_read() doesn't even return from the
kernel. This code simply isn't fit for purpose, philosophical debate
aside.

Alan
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