Re: driver API

From: Richard Gooch (rgooch@mandrakesoft.com)
Date: Tue Apr 04 2000 - 13:43:43 EST


Jeff Garzik writes:
> rsevenic wrote:
> >
> > I am not a member of this list at this point, so
> > if you care to respond please copy to
> > rsevenic@linuxstart.com
> >
> > The number of folks interested in writing device
> > drivers is rapidly escalating, especially with
> > large companies getting on the bandwagon.
> >
> > One of the largest hurdles for these folks is
> > gleaning changes to the device driver API as
> > the kernel moves from 2.0 -> 2.2 -> 2.4. This
> > can be accomplished (very inefficiently) by
> > watching this list perhaps as digested by kernel
> > traffic, watching for articles such as Alan
> > Cox's article on the 2.0 -> 2.2 transition in
> > linux-mag, etc.
>
> It sounds like you missed repeated postings of Richard Gooch's API
> update guides...
>
> http://www.atnf.CSIRO.AU/~rgooch/linux/docs/porting-to-2.2.html
> http://www.atnf.CSIRO.AU/~rgooch/linux/docs/porting-to-2.3.html

And of course, patches welcome :-)

                                Regards,

                                        Richard....
Permanent: rgooch@atnf.csiro.au
Current: rgooch@ras.ucalgary.ca

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