Am 13.01.2011 22:19, Peter Pastor wrote: > Hey Jan, > > Thanks for you prompt response ! > >> 82577 chips are handled by e1000e in Linux. We don't have a corresponding >> driver in RTnet yet, it would have to be ported. > Unfortunately, I do not have any expertise in writing device drivers. > Do you have an idea of what needs to be done and how long this would > take ?
There is rtnet/Documentation/README.drvporting which describes the required steps in principle. Some steps are rather vaguely described. This is where a bit expertise in real-time and Linux kernel drivers is required. Then all this shouldn't take more than a few days of work. > Is there a chance that it may not work at all ? Not totally excusable, but rather unlikely. The e1000e will not fundamentally different to the e1000 or igb we already support. Jan
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