From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Sun, 31 Mar 2002 15:45:40 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Sun, 31 Mar 2002 15:45:29 -0500 Received: from 12-224-36-73.client.attbi.com ([12.224.36.73]:51471 "HELO kroah.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Sun, 31 Mar 2002 15:45:23 -0500 Date: Sun, 31 Mar 2002 12:44:39 -0800 From: Greg KH To: roms@lpg.ticalc.org Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Subject: kernel 2.5.7, tiusb: SilverLink cable driver for TI graphing calculators Message-ID: <20020331204439.GA27174@kroah.com> In-Reply-To: <3CA6E759.CE70B34D@free.fr> <20020331180800.GE26801@kroah.com> <3CA7721B.6D28983D@free.fr> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.26i X-Operating-System: Linux 2.2.20 (i586) Reply-By: Sun, 03 Mar 2002 17:26:19 -0800 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Sun, Mar 31, 2002 at 10:31:23PM +0200, Romain Liévin wrote: > Hi, > > > > this is a new driver for handling a TI-GRAPH LINK USB (aka SilverLink) > > > cable > > > designed to connect a Texas Instruments graphing calculators to a > > > computer/workstation through USB. > > > > > > This driver has an official device number. > > > > Do you want to add this driver to the drivers/usb/ directory with the > > rest of the kernel USB drivers? If so, please send me a patch. > > Yes, I would like to add it. You will find the complete patch below. The patch has lines wrapped, so it will not apply. Can you fix this and send it again? > I do not know whether it's the best thing to do. The 2 others use the > same bit-banging scheme and could be grouped under a sub-system (such as > I2C). The USB module is different. Maybe it's better to register it > under the USB sub-system... It's up to you. But in looking at the driver some more, is there any reason it has to be in kernel space? Can't you do everything you need from userspace and use usbfs (or libusb) to talk to the device? thanks, greg k-h