From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 23 May 2002 17:37:26 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 23 May 2002 17:37:25 -0400 Received: from nat-pool-rdu.redhat.com ([66.187.233.200]:20474 "EHLO devserv.devel.redhat.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 23 May 2002 17:37:23 -0400 Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 17:37:16 -0400 From: Pete Zaitcev To: Christer Weinigel Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] 2.5.17 /dev/ports Message-ID: <20020523173716.B12899@devserv.devel.redhat.com> In-Reply-To: <3CED438B.6090906@evision-ventures.com> <20020523212239.EA736F5B@acolyte.hack.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > From: Christer Weinigel > Date: Thu, 23 May 2002 23:22:39 +0200 (CEST) > Martin Dalecki wrote: > > > "I will submitt my dual 8255 PIO ISA card driver from 1.xx days > > immediately for kernel inclusion" > > Please do *grin* I will probably have to write a driver for just such > a card (a PC104 card though, but that's just a differenct connector), > so I'd love to have such a driver. [...] The 8255 is way too flexible for a single driver to be possible, IMHO. Also, it is used in devices which plug into a variety of upstream APIs, which makes the factorization not worth the effort. E.g. what if you have 8255 driving a 9 track tape and 8255 driving HP-IB bus? I think it would hardly be reasonable to unify those. OTOH, If Martin submits a header file with register breakdown, it may be useful (unlike a continuation of /dev/port discussion). -- Pete