On Wed, Nov 03, 2004 at 05:51:50AM +0000, Marty Boos wrote: > Hello, > > I have attached a patch to the 2.6.9 kernel containing a driver for > Garmin GPS devices (www.garmin.com). I have only tried it with a GPS18 > so far and I would invite others with different devices to join me in > development and testing. > > I would like ideas on the following: > > Handling interrupt in data: it comes fast and I must buffer it up > so that the user has a chance to get the data out. Is there a better > way to ensure that packets won't be lost? > > Reading data: Right now read (bulk in) and ioctl (interrupt in) rely > on the user providing a sufficiently large buffer to handle the max > packet size. > > I can provide some more detailed information to anyone interested in helping.
I thought this driver used the usb-serial interface, not it's own minor number interface. Why would that interface not work properly for this type of device? thanks, greg k-h ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Sybase ASE Linux Express Edition - download now for FREE LinuxWorld Reader's Choice Award Winner for best database on Linux. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=5588&alloc_id=12065&op=click _______________________________________________ [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe, use the last form field at: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-usb-devel
