Re: SDIO Drivers?

[Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>]

Hi Pierre,

> >    3)  Is it a generic driver ?. (Same for a set of devices) or
> > different for each device?
> >         Suppose i want to run an SDIO WLAN Card?. will the
> > manufacturer support it or
> >        an will a Generic Driver "drive" it?

for WiFi this is unlikely, but for Bluetooth there exists an open
standard on how to access Bluetooth cards. So the easiest way might be
to use a Bluetooth SDIO device to build the driver model.

> >    6) Are there any sample/Open Source SDIO drivers available in Linux
> > Kernel or else where?.If, not when can one expect/is anyone working on
> > it currently?.
> 
> There are a lot of people interested, but I haven't seen anyone working
> on it yet.

This includes me and I finally have a SDHCI capable laptop and one of
the Bluetooth SDIO cards. However my time is so limited at the moment,
that I haven't looked at it.

Regards

Marcel