On Sat, 2004-05-01 at 22:52, Claudio Fiorini wrote: > 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 mean the inb in the kernel space only. Check it out pls... Or u can straight away access those address using "read" kernel API's. There are 8 bit read, 16 bit read(readw), etc,... Or if its memory mapped just access like a pointer. :-) > I want to do something better! > > Thanks > > Claudio Fiorini Regards, Shine Mohamed Jabbar > > > ----- 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/ > > -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
