From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S264185AbTKTBpY (ORCPT ); Wed, 19 Nov 2003 20:45:24 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S264197AbTKTBpY (ORCPT ); Wed, 19 Nov 2003 20:45:24 -0500 Received: from jupiter.loonybin.net ([208.248.0.98]:1297 "EHLO jupiter.loonybin.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S264185AbTKTBpU (ORCPT ); Wed, 19 Nov 2003 20:45:20 -0500 Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2003 19:45:14 -0600 From: Zinx Verituse To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: [ANNOUNCE] cuecat serio driver for linux 2.6.0-test9 Message-ID: <20031120014514.GA4573@bliss> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.4i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Well, my cuecat driver is ready for testing. http://zinx.xmms.org/cuecat/cuecat-2.6-0.0.2.tar.gz It does not use the same output format as the driver floating around for 2.2.x/2.4.x kernels. It currently requires a patch which changes the order serio drivers are searched in (the newest driver is searched first now), and adds a function to walk through the serio port list. I'm hoping the patch will be included in to the kernel at some point in time -- It's available separately at: http://zinx.xmms.org/cuecat/linux-2.6.0-test9-serio.diff The driver has some pitfalls, such as standing between -all- serio devices capable of supporting a cuecat, and not just the ones with a cuecat on them (And it has no way to specify which ports to use), but hopefully I'll think of a good way to fix that before 0.0.3. The major number is dynamicly allocated -- If you aren't using devfs, check /proc/devices. The minor number for reading all cuecats is 0, and the minor number for individual cuecats is their [driver-assigned] index plus 1. Recommended names are: /dev/cuecat/cuecats /dev/cuecat/0 /dev/cuecat/1 and so on. Questions, comments, patches, and even some flames are welcome. -- Zinx Verituse