The release notes for the driver that I have seen say that the driver cannot be built into the kernel but must be built as a module. I'm not sure why this is though. Maybe this has something to do with its use of the PNP system?
Sincerely, Chase Maupin Software Applications Catalog DSP Products e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] phone: (281) 274-3285 > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Chris Stillson > Sent: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 2:58 PM > To: Jeff Cooper > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: SDHC on DM355 > > Hmm. > > I'm not enough of a linux hacker to go much deeper w/o some reading, > but it sounds worth checking into. > Chris > > > > On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 12:50 PM, Jeff Cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > A quick scan through the files shows that most of them are released > under > > GPL v2 and are Copyright (c), 2004,2005 Atheros Communications, Inc. > > > > There are a few that have no copyright info in them, for example, > > hcd/davinci/sdio_hcd.c. > > > > Jeff > > > > Chris Stillson wrote: > >> > >> It would make my life easier if it could be linked directly into the > >> kernel, so that you could boot it. How is the code itself commented > >> for copyright? > >> > >> Chris > >> > >> > >> > >> On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 12:35 PM, Jeff Cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> > >>> I don't think that's the case. > >>> > >>> All of the SDIO files added by the patch have the MODULE_LICENSE set > to > >>> either "GPL" or "Dual BSD/GPL". > >>> > >>> I also tried changing MODULE_LICENSE on a module that is statically > >>> linked > >>> to "Propriety" and it didn't make any difference on the build. It was > >>> linked into the kernel and not built as a module. > >>> > >>> Jeff > >>> > >>> Chris Stillson wrote: > >>> > >>>> > >>>> Otherwise, it would have to be GPL'ed. If you check the license, I > >>>> suspect it's not GPL. > >>>> > >>>> Chris > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On Tue, Sep 23, 2008 at 12:22 PM, Jeff Cooper > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> I've applied the patches from TI to add in support for SDHC cards to > >>>>> the > >>>>> LSP > >>>>> 1.20 kernel and I've noticed something odd. > >>>>> > >>>>> It's not possible to build the SDIO drivers into the kernel. When > you > >>>>> select them as built-in (y) in menuconfig, they will still build as > >>>>> modules. > >>>>> > >>>>> Does anyone know a reason that they'd be forced to be modules? > >>>>> > >>>>> thanks, > >>>>> Jeff > >>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> Jeff Cooper // senior embedded software engineer > >>>>> > >>>>> LOGIC // engineering design services > >>>>> 411 Washington Ave. N. Suite 400 > >>>>> Minneapolis, MN 55401 > >>>>> T // 612.436.5176 > >>>>> F // 612.672.9489 > >>>>> > >>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>>> www.logicpd.com > >>>>> > >>>>> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Davinci-linux-open-source mailing list > [email protected] > http://linux.davincidsp.com/mailman/listinfo/davinci-linux-open-source _______________________________________________ Davinci-linux-open-source mailing list [email protected] http://linux.davincidsp.com/mailman/listinfo/davinci-linux-open-source
