Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 26 Mar 1998 14:46:41 -0700 (MST) | From | Erik Andersen <> | Subject | Re: Pointers to driver interface changes? |
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On Thu, 26 Mar 1998, William Earnest wrote:
> Would anyone suggest a summary source of the changes to the > driver-kernel interface between 2.0.x and 2.1.x? I am trying to update > an oddball driver that is working in 2.0.33 so it is usable with the > current development kernels, and have hit compilation problems. > > I have located and accounted for the changes in: > > current->signal VS signal_pending() > > memcpy_tofs VS copy_to_user and friends > > get_fs_long VS get_user and friends > > select_wait VS poll_wait > > but am getting unexplained compiler errors in another area, not > recognizing arguments of a function. From here it continues downhill. I > am assuming some other symbol or structure has changed in a way that > does not produce an immediate diagnostic, but causes gcc to get "out of > sync" witth the source. Any leads or suggestions on tracing the problem > source would be very much appreciated. > > Bill Earnest wde@fast.net Linux Powered > Computers, like air conditioners, work poorly with Windows open. > >
This isn't a proprietary (NDA-needed) driver, is it? If not, could you send us a copy of the compiler output, so we can see exactly what the error messages are, and show us the offending lines.
-Erik
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