From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ben Dooks Subject: Re: SM501 framebuffer driver Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2006 17:26:44 +0100 Message-ID: <20061006162644.GA15499@home.fluff.org> References: <45268042.8050207@billgatliff.com> Reply-To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx2-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.92] helo=mail.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1-new.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GVsXa-0005gq-52 for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 06 Oct 2006 09:27:15 -0700 Received: from 87-194-8-8.bethere.co.uk ([87.194.8.8] helo=aeryn.fluff.org.uk) by mail.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.44) id 1GVsXY-0006O5-Mp for linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Fri, 06 Oct 2006 09:27:14 -0700 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <45268042.8050207@billgatliff.com> List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: linux-fbdev-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: linux-fbdev-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net To: linux-fbdev-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Cc: Robert Whaley On Fri, Oct 06, 2006 at 11:11:46AM -0500, Bill Gatliff wrote: > Guys: > > > Sorry about starting a new thread, but I was referred to this > list/thread by a colleague just a few minutes ago. (OT: it isn't in the > archives in SF, either!). > > I hate to play "me too!", but I also have an SM501 framebuffer driver in > a partial state of development. I'd love to collaborate with others to > get a good version pushed upstream. > > One of the challenges I've encountered with this chip is dealing with > all the "other stuff" it has onboard. In my driver, I addressed that by > creating a whole new bus similar to what Nico did for the UCB1400. I > was in the process of getting AC97 working when I figured out that that > part of the chip is so braindead, it isn't worth using--- at least on > ARM platforms that don't have DMA (which was my case). > > In an upcoming project I need to use the USBH, so I'll be revisiting > this issue again soon. I have also cc'd others who have worked with me > on this chip. > > I'd be happy to post code if that makes sense. Or to host a CVS repo or > something. We have a solution based on an central device in drivers/mfd which creates a set of sub-devices that are used by the invidicual drivers -- Ben (ben@fluff.org, http://www.fluff.org/) 'a smiley only costs 4 bytes' ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV