> On 10 Nov 2016, at 16:10, Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Okash Khawaja, on Thu 10 Nov 2016 15:02:21 +0000, wrote: >> I am currently studying speakup's kernel code. Can someone guide me what is >> it's current status? > > It's currently in the staging part of the kernel, which is already a > good thing since it gets updated as the kernel API changes. > >> - What needs to be done in order to mainline it? I have read the TODO file but >> not sure how up-to-date it is. > > Its first item might be set to "update TODO" :) > > About the "how to communicate with the serial ports" item, I do have > hints how it could be done, I just never got around finding the time to > hack it down. > >> - Are there existing plans to do work on the driver? > > Not that I know of. > >> - Although the code is fairly readable, is there any documentation for the >> driver? > > Not that I know of. > >> Please add anything else you think is relevant. > > Make sure to synchronize with the speakup list. Perhaps better > explicitly Cc us like you just did, to catch our eyes, I for instance > don't necessarily follow the speakup list that closely unfortunately. > > Samuel Thanks. That's very good. Like I said I am exploring the driver code and would like to spend one more weekend doing that - I work during daytime on weekdays. I will be happy to start discussing comms with serial ports next week and hopefully take this forward. Cheers, Okash _______________________________________________ Speakup mailing list Speakup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://linux-speakup.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/speakup
