From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 21 Jun 2001 06:55:57 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 21 Jun 2001 06:55:47 -0400 Received: from host154.207-175-42.redhat.com ([207.175.42.154]:46154 "EHLO lacrosse.corp.redhat.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Thu, 21 Jun 2001 06:55:42 -0400 Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 11:55:40 +0100 From: Tim Waugh To: Balbir Singh Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Is it useful to support user level drivers Message-ID: <20010621115540.Q7663@redhat.com> In-Reply-To: <20010621104132.91801.qmail@web13609.mail.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-md5; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="4WLROc9L6mqjEZ7t" Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: <20010621104132.91801.qmail@web13609.mail.yahoo.com>; from balbir_soni@yahoo.com on Thu, Jun 21, 2001 at 03:41:32AM -0700 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org --4WLROc9L6mqjEZ7t Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline On Thu, Jun 21, 2001 at 03:41:32AM -0700, Balbir Singh wrote: > I realize that the Linux kernel supports user level drivers (via > ioperm, etc). However interrupts at user level are not supported, > does anyone think it would be a good idea to add user level > interrupt support ? I have a framework for it, but it still needs a > lot of work. Well, for parallel port devices, take a look at libieee1284 and /dev/parport0. Tim. */ --4WLROc9L6mqjEZ7t Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.0.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: For info see http://www.gnupg.org iD8DBQE7MdKrONXnILZ4yVIRAmmfAJ9fEop2RGqI4W4bDrEuPtuC2AWbVACdEPXJ Rs//3q3EgAti6Td8DdUk7Zg= =E3lA -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --4WLROc9L6mqjEZ7t--