Re: Adding support for ARINC429 into the Linux kernel

2013-07-01 Thread Pavel Machek
Hi! > > My vote would be for a new socket family for the low-level protocol, > > with room for extension later to support the advanced features. > > > > This should be one of the simplest socket implementations possible, if > > you just need to send and receive 32 bit words, and can bind to a >

Re: Adding support for ARINC429 into the Linux kernel

2013-07-01 Thread Pavel Machek
Hi! My vote would be for a new socket family for the low-level protocol, with room for extension later to support the advanced features. This should be one of the simplest socket implementations possible, if you just need to send and receive 32 bit words, and can bind to a a set of

Re: Adding support for ARINC429 into the Linux kernel

2013-06-28 Thread Guenter Roeck
On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 10:52:53AM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote: > On Thursday 20 June 2013, Guenter Roeck wrote: > > On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 11:45:30PM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote: > > > On Wednesday 19 June 2013, Guenter Roeck wrote: > > > > > > Since this is a standard protocol, a driver that

Re: Adding support for ARINC429 into the Linux kernel

2013-06-28 Thread Guenter Roeck
On Thu, Jun 20, 2013 at 10:52:53AM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote: On Thursday 20 June 2013, Guenter Roeck wrote: On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 11:45:30PM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote: On Wednesday 19 June 2013, Guenter Roeck wrote: Since this is a standard protocol, a driver that just supports a

Re: Adding support for ARINC429 into the Linux kernel

2013-06-20 Thread Arnd Bergmann
On Thursday 20 June 2013, Guenter Roeck wrote: > On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 11:45:30PM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote: > > On Wednesday 19 June 2013, Guenter Roeck wrote: > > > > Since this is a standard protocol, a driver that just supports a specific > > chip (1a) would be the worst option IMHO. > >

Re: Adding support for ARINC429 into the Linux kernel

2013-06-20 Thread Arnd Bergmann
On Thursday 20 June 2013, Guenter Roeck wrote: On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 11:45:30PM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote: On Wednesday 19 June 2013, Guenter Roeck wrote: Since this is a standard protocol, a driver that just supports a specific chip (1a) would be the worst option IMHO. It would

Re: Adding support for ARINC429 into the Linux kernel

2013-06-19 Thread Guenter Roeck
On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 11:45:30PM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote: > On Wednesday 19 June 2013, Guenter Roeck wrote: > > I have been asked to explore options for adding ARINC 429 support [1] > > into the Linux kernel, primarily to support devices from Holt Integrated > > Circuits [2] (the request is

Re: Adding support for ARINC429 into the Linux kernel

2013-06-19 Thread Arnd Bergmann
On Wednesday 19 June 2013, Guenter Roeck wrote: > I have been asked to explore options for adding ARINC 429 support [1] > into the Linux kernel, primarily to support devices from Holt Integrated > Circuits [2] (the request is unrelated to the chip manufacturer). > > ARINC429 is a protocol which

Adding support for ARINC429 into the Linux kernel

2013-06-19 Thread Guenter Roeck
Hi all, I have been asked to explore options for adding ARINC 429 support [1] into the Linux kernel, primarily to support devices from Holt Integrated Circuits [2] (the request is unrelated to the chip manufacturer). ARINC429 is a protocol which is widely used in commercial airplanes. There

Adding support for ARINC429 into the Linux kernel

2013-06-19 Thread Guenter Roeck
Hi all, I have been asked to explore options for adding ARINC 429 support [1] into the Linux kernel, primarily to support devices from Holt Integrated Circuits [2] (the request is unrelated to the chip manufacturer). ARINC429 is a protocol which is widely used in commercial airplanes. There

Re: Adding support for ARINC429 into the Linux kernel

2013-06-19 Thread Arnd Bergmann
On Wednesday 19 June 2013, Guenter Roeck wrote: I have been asked to explore options for adding ARINC 429 support [1] into the Linux kernel, primarily to support devices from Holt Integrated Circuits [2] (the request is unrelated to the chip manufacturer). ARINC429 is a protocol which is

Re: Adding support for ARINC429 into the Linux kernel

2013-06-19 Thread Guenter Roeck
On Wed, Jun 19, 2013 at 11:45:30PM +0200, Arnd Bergmann wrote: On Wednesday 19 June 2013, Guenter Roeck wrote: I have been asked to explore options for adding ARINC 429 support [1] into the Linux kernel, primarily to support devices from Holt Integrated Circuits [2] (the request is