From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: danielhilst@gmail.com (Daniel.) Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2016 10:07:22 -0300 Subject: RF class driver In-Reply-To: References: <20160920124324.GA30322@kroah.com> <20160921074301.GA32442@kroah.com> <20160921100858.GA10422@kroah.com> <73C32413-D618-452A-91DB-3C5C352F3880@amazon.com> Message-ID: To: kernelnewbies@lists.kernelnewbies.org List-Id: kernelnewbies.lists.kernelnewbies.org I was trying to make it out-of-tree, but seems not possible or not easy spottable for me :) 2016-09-21 10:05 GMT-03:00 Daniel. : > I look into it, > > Still I need to patch if_ether.h and add some ETH_P_* > > 2016-09-21 9:57 GMT-03:00 Hayward, Shaun : >> It might be worth taking a look at the Socket CAN drivers (https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/networking/can.txt). It?s not the same type of hardware as the RF devices you?re working with, but it is a case where a network interface was created for devices that are very different than Ethernet. >> >> Shaun >> >> On 9/21/16, 8:43 AM, "kernelnewbies-bounces at kernelnewbies.org on behalf of Daniel." wrote: >> >> I have a driver for nRF24L01+ (not L0) I'm planing to submit it to >> main line but before that I was trying to make it a network device. My >> dificult was to make it fit in the ethernet world since it does not >> have anything in common to a network card. This one can be found here: >> https://bitbucket.org/danielhilst/nrf24 the network try is here, but >> is not finished: https://bitbucket.org/danielhilst/nrf24l01p >> >> 2016-09-21 7:08 GMT-03:00 Greg KH : >> > On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 03:09:09PM +0530, Raul Piper wrote: >> >> On Wed, Sep 21, 2016 at 1:13 PM, Greg KH wrote: >> >> I wanted to know in which class RF Transceivers - (Sub 1 -Ghz >> >> devices) Linux drivers will fall and where to find them in Linux >> >> kernel , >> >> I grepped keywords like Ghz, Sub , and it leads me to the folder >> >> drivers/net/wireless/* but I am not getting whether they refer to the >> >> RF class of drivers or something else. >> > >> > Those are wireless networking drivers. >> > >> >> Is there a framework for them or >> >> all will come under Wireless device drivers or network device >> >> drivers?What is the appropriate mailing list for the same? >> > >> > linux-wireless at vger.kernel.org >> > >> >> Few example of such devices are - >> >> >> >> Sub-1 GHz CC1120-CC1190 - From Texas Instruments >> >> >> >> nRF905 - From Nordic Semiconductor >> >> >> >> nRF9E5 - From Nordic Semiconductor >> >> >> >> nRF24L01 - From Texas Instruments >> >> >> >> Si4455 - From Silicon Labs >> >> OL23xx - From Nxp. >> > >> > Those are almost always integrated directly into a wifi chipset, and not >> > independant. If you have an independant device, the GNU Radio project >> > might be a good thing to look into. >> > >> > good luck! >> > >> > greg k-h >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Kernelnewbies mailing list >> > Kernelnewbies at kernelnewbies.org >> > https://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies >> >> >> >> -- >> "Do or do not. There is no try" >> Yoda Master >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Kernelnewbies mailing list >> Kernelnewbies at kernelnewbies.org >> https://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies >> >> > > > > -- > "Do or do not. There is no try" > Yoda Master -- "Do or do not. There is no try" Yoda Master