From: Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@enneenne.com>
To: Alexander Gordeev <lasaine@lvk.cs.msu.su>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
David Woodhouse <dwmw2@infradead.org>,
Dave Jones <davej@redhat.com>, Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>,
Greg KH <greg@kroah.com>, Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>,
Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@vrfy.org>,
Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>,
Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>,
Christoph Hellwig <hch@infradead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/8] pps: userland header file for PPS API.
Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:53:56 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20100216135356.GR28375@enneenne.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20100216153301.534f2722@desktopvm.lvknet>
On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 03:33:01PM +0300, Alexander Gordeev wrote:
> Hi Rodolfo,
>
> On Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:51:18 +0100
> Rodolfo Giometti <giometti@linux.it> wrote:
>
> > This patch adds into the PPS's documentation directory a possible
> > implementation of the PPS API (RFC 2783) by using the LinuxPPS's char
> > devices.
> >
> > This file is not just an example but it can be used into real
> > systems. :)
>
> Isn't libc a proper place for this file? This header file provides a
> generic standardized interface (PPSAPI) to the custom Linux
> implementation (linux/pps.h). I think this is just what libc is for.
You are right, but I added that file for documentation purpose also.
Just to illustrate how to implement an high level API with my simple
char device interface.
> I wanted to file a bug in Debian BTS last week to add this header to
> libc6-dev package and also push it upstream but something distracted
> me. If you agree that the header should be in libc then I can do it now.
I agree. :)
Can you please put me in Cc in your letters with the Debian people?
Thanks a lot,
Rodolfo
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-02-16 13:54 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-02-16 9:51 LinuxPPS new functionalities Rodolfo Giometti
2010-02-16 9:51 ` [PATCH 1/8] pps: userland header file for PPS API Rodolfo Giometti
2010-02-16 9:51 ` [PATCH 2/8] pps: documentation programs and examples Rodolfo Giometti
2010-02-16 9:51 ` [PATCH 3/8] pps: LinuxPPS clients support Rodolfo Giometti
2010-02-16 9:51 ` [PATCH 4/8] ldisc: new dcd_change() method for line disciplines Rodolfo Giometti
2010-02-16 9:51 ` [PATCH 5/8] ldisc n_tty: add new method n_tty_inherit_ops() Rodolfo Giometti
2010-02-16 9:51 ` [PATCH 6/8] pps: serial clients support Rodolfo Giometti
2010-02-16 9:51 ` [PATCH 7/8] serial 8250: enable PPS support Rodolfo Giometti
2010-02-16 9:51 ` [PATCH 8/8] serial amba-pl010: " Rodolfo Giometti
2010-02-19 21:53 ` [PATCH 6/8] pps: serial clients support Andrew Morton
2010-02-21 19:21 ` Rodolfo Giometti
2010-02-19 21:45 ` [PATCH 5/8] ldisc n_tty: add new method n_tty_inherit_ops() Andrew Morton
2010-02-16 12:44 ` [PATCH 2/8] pps: documentation programs and examples Alexander Gordeev
2010-02-16 13:56 ` Rodolfo Giometti
2010-02-16 12:33 ` [PATCH 1/8] pps: userland header file for PPS API Alexander Gordeev
2010-02-16 13:53 ` Rodolfo Giometti [this message]
2010-02-16 12:28 ` LinuxPPS new functionalities Alan Cox
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