Linux 2.6 removable media block device driver question

2007-07-25 Thread beck0778
I'm trying to write a block driver for accessing an SD card through a memory-mapped SPI module implemented in a Xilinx FPGA. I'm working with MontaVista's PPC 2.6.10 kernel. I have finished the lower-level card access routines, and can successfully read and write blocks, and even fdisk and

Linux 2.6 removable media block device driver question

2007-07-25 Thread beck0778
I'm trying to write a block driver for accessing an SD card through a memory-mapped SPI module implemented in a Xilinx FPGA. I'm working with MontaVista's PPC 2.6.10 kernel. I have finished the lower-level card access routines, and can successfully read and write blocks, and even fdisk and

Re: Device Driver Question.

2000-09-12 Thread Jonathan Corbet
> I have a trivial question, is it possible to Open a Device Driver (A) > within and other Device Driver (B) and Handle the driver-A similar to how > an application uses the Driver. It is certainly possible to call the same operations, yes, if done with proper care. One example you could look

Device Driver Question.

2000-09-12 Thread Kishore Kumar C.
Hi all, I have a trivial question, is it possible to Open a Device Driver (A) within and other Device Driver (B) and Handle the driver-A similar to how an application uses the Driver. Thank you all in advance, Kishore - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel"

Re: Device Driver Question.

2000-09-12 Thread Jonathan Corbet
I have a trivial question, is it possible to Open a Device Driver (A) within and other Device Driver (B) and Handle the driver-A similar to how an application uses the Driver. It is certainly possible to call the same operations, yes, if done with proper care. One example you could look at

Device Driver Question.

2000-09-12 Thread Kishore Kumar C.
Hi all, I have a trivial question, is it possible to Open a Device Driver (A) within and other Device Driver (B) and Handle the driver-A similar to how an application uses the Driver. Thank you all in advance, Kishore - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel"