From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 8 Feb 2002 23:16:45 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 8 Feb 2002 23:16:35 -0500 Received: from sm13.texas.rr.com ([24.93.35.40]:3279 "EHLO sm13.texas.rr.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 8 Feb 2002 23:16:18 -0500 Message-ID: <000f01c1b120$7cbd86f0$1cbaa218@HomeServer> Reply-To: "Bryan Parkoff" From: "Bryan Parkoff" To: "Linux-Kernel" Subject: Character Device Question Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2002 22:16:03 -0600 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2526.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2526.0000 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Character Device Question I have been studying Linux Kernel that I am doing my project to maniuplate character device. I only have one important question that is very simple. It is not necessary to answer which it is very deep technical information. Can character device be done by transmitting one or more bits rather than 8 bits as one byte? It is all I need to know because it can be done by serial ports which use bits only, but parallel port uses bytes only. Please advise. Yours Truly, Bryan Parkoff BParkoff@satx.rr.com