Re: Driver Model 2 Proposal - Linux Kernel Performance v Usability

jdow
2003-09-04T22:01:33Z

From: "Mike Fedyk" <mfedyk@matchmail.com>

> Have you ever seen the source code available for a windows driver?
Windows
> doesn't let you customize the kernel. You just get what they give you.
> With the customization possible in Linux you get many advantages, and the
> disadvantage that the binary interface can change depending on the compile
> options.

As a matter of fact, yes. Their (expensive) developer kits have SOME
examples. Of course, much of the information you need for any sort of
driver that is just a weensie bit strange is completely missing. It
makes a specialized USB serial port to MIDI driver very difficult to
build and even worse to deploy neatly without a lot of user interaction.

{^_^}