On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 7:58 AM, Constantine Shulyupin <co...@makelinux.com> wrote: > I've created stub page http://elinux.org/Device_drivers
Thanks, I've added the link to the mainpage. > > On Tue, Oct 2, 2012 at 12:26 AM, Tim Bird <tim.b...@am.sony.com> wrote: >> On 10/1/2012 4:43 AM, Constantine Shulyupin wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> I develop LDT - Linux Driver Template. It can used as starting pint of >>> development custom device driver and for learning development of Linux >>> device drivers. >>> >>> Documentation: https://github.com/makelinux/ldt/blob/master/README.md >>> >>> The driver uses following Linux facilities: module, platform driver, >>> file operations (read/write, mmap, ioctl, blocking and nonblocking >>> mode, polling), kfifo, completion, interrupt, tasklet, work, kthread, >>> timer, misc device, proc fs, UART 0x3f8, HW loopback, SW loopback, >>> ftracer. >>> >>> To test the driver just run >>> git clone git://github.com/makelinux/ldt.git&& cd ldt&& ./ldt-test >>> >>> >>> You feedback, suggestions, discussions, recommendations patched will >>> be greatly appreciated! >>> >> I don't write many drivers, but this seems like it's very useful >> as example code. I think there might even be value in mainlining >> it. In my opinion, a lot of copy-and-paste happens in kernel >> development, but it's hard to know if the code being copied >> really implements the "best practices" for using the different >> facilities and APIs in the kernel. (I was disappointed when >> I found out that the scull device driver sample from the >> Linux Device Drivers book wasn't mainlined.) >> >> Have you tried to mainline this? >> >> Whether it gets mainlined or not, it's probably worth referencing >> as example code. Maybe we should put up a wiki page directing >> people to it? >> -- Tim >> >> >> > > > > -- > Constantine Shulyupin > http://www.MakeLinux.com/ > Embedded Linux Systems, > Device Drivers, TI DaVinci > _______________________________________________ > Celinux-dev mailing list > Celinux-dev@lists.celinuxforum.org > https://lists.celinuxforum.org/mailman/listinfo/celinux-dev _______________________________________________ Celinux-dev mailing list Celinux-dev@lists.celinuxforum.org https://lists.celinuxforum.org/mailman/listinfo/celinux-dev
