i preferer do something like a real device driver, otherwise i never learn how to do that! Because if i use inb or outb i don't need to register nothing, those functions i use in user-space. I want to do something better! Thanks Claudio Fiorini ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shine Mohamed Jabbar" <shinemohamed_j@naturesoft.net> To: "Claudio Fiorini" <devel@cfstudio.it> Cc: "Kernel Newbies Mailing List" <kernelnewbies@nl.linux.org> Sent: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 9:43 PM Subject: Re: how to get information on parport using char driver functions > On Sat, 2004-05-01 at 09:15, Claudio Fiorini wrote: > > I create a simple and small module using char functions to use parport, > > now i'm ok to create the device with mknod and the file_operations > > struct with my functions to read, write... > > I like to know now how in my open function i can take information about > > the status of the parallel port because i can't understead in rubini's book > > Does inb help out ur problem :-) > > > (I know that the example in the book is not for parport.) > > how to do. (I know the macro MOD_INC_USE_COUNT and DEC) > > Kernel 2.4 > > > > Thanks to all > > > > Claudio Fiorini > > > > > > Regards, > Shine Mohamed Jabbar > > > -- > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. > Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ > > -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
