Access the linux_2.6.36 SPI Drivers from Userspace?

Access the linux_2.6.36 SPI Drivers from Userspace?

[Charles Martel]

Does anyone know how to access the linux_2.6.36 SPI Drivers from Userspace? If so, could you explain?
 
Also, it appears that SPI-DEV (not SPIDEV) has been removed.  Is there a replacement in the works?
I could sure use one that lets me change the SPI Speed after I bring up the SPI Device.
 
Thanks

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Re: Access the linux_2.6.36 SPI Drivers from Userspace?

[Grant Likely]

On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 9:38 AM, Charles Martel <SingerIsland-KK0ffGbhmjU@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> Does anyone know how to access the linux_2.6.36 SPI Drivers from Userspace? If so, could you explain?
>
> Also, it appears that SPI-DEV (not SPIDEV) has been removed.  Is there a replacement in the works?
> I could sure use one that lets me change the SPI Speed after I bring up the SPI Device.

I'm don't know what the difference is between spi-dev and spidev, but
spidev allows the spi speed to be changed with an ioctl.
Documentation/spi/ contains information about how to use it from
userspace, and you can also look at drivers/spi/spidev.c

g.

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