> -----Original Message----- > From: linuxppc-embedded-bounces+leoli=freescale.com at ozlabs.org > [mailto:linuxppc-embedded-bounces+leoli=freescale.com at ozlabs.org] On Behalf Of > Uros Borovsak > Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 4:14 PM > To: linuxppc-embedded at ozlabs.org > Subject: Re: Host USB on MPC8247 > > Thanks for reply, > > I made a mistake while typing the message. > > In reality I was asking how difficult would it be to port USB part of > kernel from 2.6.10 to 2.6.13, but I mixed kernel version's when typing.
USB subsystem is relatively stand-alone. So, try replace the whole drivers/usb/ directory and update usb related header files under include/. ps: the question is off-topic on powerpc list. > > Mike Rapoport wrote: > > Uros Borovsak wrote: > > > > > >> Hello, > >> > >> Can you at least give me some idea how difficult would it be to patch > >> USB part of kernel from 2.6.13 to 2.6.10? > >> > >> > >> > > As far as I know USB core undergone signifcant changes between 2.6.10 > > and 2.6.13. Still it's hard to tell how difficult would it be to > > backport USB from 2.6.13 to 2.6.10. > > Besides, it maybe worth upgrading your kernel instead of backporing > > USB to 2.6.10. > > > > > Upgrading the whole kernel is not a way to go for me here, becouse > company is using montavista kernel, and if I upgrade the whole kernel, I > would have to port all their patches also. > > I believe that MontaVista will use higher kernel version some time, so I > wouldn't go backporting driver to 2.6.10, but I would prefer to port USB > part of kernel from 2.6.10 to 2.6.13. > > Do you think that is possible and how hard would it be? > > Best regards > > Uros > >> Are changes only in usb part of kernel, or are there also some > >> changes in other parts of kernel, that I would have to port? > >> > >> Thanks, > >> > >> Best regards > >> > >> Uros
