Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 6 Jun 2007 13:26:07 +0200 | From | Jan-Benedict Glaw <> | Subject | Re: serio interface |
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On Wed, 2007-06-06 12:52:13 +0200, Lars K.W. Gohlke <lkwg82@gmx.de> wrote: > Jan-Benedict Glaw schrieb: > > On Wed, 2007-06-06 12:39:17 +0200, Lars K.W. Gohlke <lkwg82@gmx.de> wrote: > > > Jan-Benedict Glaw schrieb: > > > > OTOH, why do you want to do the serial stuff in kernel land? Isn't it > > > > a *lot* easier to do it in userspace? What's your specific device you > > > > want to work on? > > > You didn't actually answer any of my questions.
> sorry. > > I want to use the interface aka /dev/ttyS0. > I want to process data inside of a kernel module to provide it /proc > (done) or as own char-dev (done). > > but I can not grab the data. > > It is part of my project in my studies. > > It is more a conceptual work, but important. I want to release a howto, > when I complete.
You still answer unasked questions. Please answer inline:
* Why do you wanto to do the serial stuff in kernel land?
* Isn't it easier to do it in userspace?
* What specific device do you work on?
* New: Is it a wise idea to do it in kernel land?
The /proc filesystem has been somewhat obsoleted in favour of sysfs for device/driver information.
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