Greg et al, On Thu, Jun 4, 2009 at 11:55 PM, Greg KH<greg at kroah.com> wrote: > On Thu, Jun 04, 2009 at 01:09:59PM -0700, Greg KH wrote: >> Goal one (write drivers) has been very successful. ?Myself and many >> other members of the LDP have written new drivers for a wide range of >> different hardware devices, and gotten them merged into the main kernel >> tree. ?Several more are currently under development and we are averaging >> about 2 querys a month for different drivers from different companies. >> > <...> > Advanced Tasks: > ?Write a new driver from scratch, or modify an existing driver for new > ?hardware. > IMO: Most (out-of-tree) device driver authors are not (at all, or not deeply) involved with programming the kernel. There is a gap between the kernel developers and the (occasional) device driver programmer, who usually has to add Linux support for one or a handful of devices. When I joined the Linux (Device) Driver Project, I would have expected more sharing of knowledge/tips/reviews on device driver programming; i.e. starting off where LDD3 ends and getting real-world stuff in working order into the upstream kernel. I've been posting questions here and there (LKML) and sometimes I get helpful answers and learn something new each day, Thanks for LDP and for your valuable time, Regards, -- Leon 'Currently plumbing along trying to add splice support to my character driver' Woestenberg.
