From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To: Miguel Ojeda <maxextreme@gmail.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Driver - cfag12864b Crystalfontz 128x64 2-color Graphic LCD
Date: Sat, 09 Sep 2006 17:10:17 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1157818217.6877.56.camel@localhost.localdomain> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <653402b90609081010k19598ce7ta1f64f3060ad4700@mail.gmail.com>
Ar Gwe, 2006-09-08 am 19:10 +0200, ysgrifennodd Miguel Ojeda:
> sure if it is the right approach. Should I use the parport interface
> to request and use the ports, or leave the driver as is?
The parport interface exists precisely to generalise these uses of the
parport.
> wait until you receive all the boolean matrix before the driver can
> start converting it to the cfag12864b format. If this makes no sense,
> please tell me, I will explain it further.
You usually want format conversion done in user space as it is more
flexible that way. X has all the right framework for this so you could
even have fun with X11 on it ;)
> 4. I would like to release the driver to the public, GPL'ed. Has it
> any possibility to enter in the mainstream kernel? Who can review it?
> ...?
A good place to start is kernelnewbies.org, and when you are happy with
it post it somewhere for more general review.
Alan
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-09-09 15:47 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-09-08 17:10 Miguel Ojeda
2006-09-09 16:10 ` Alan Cox [this message]
2006-09-09 18:46 ` Nish Aravamudan
2006-09-09 23:26 ` Miguel Ojeda
2006-09-09 23:14 ` Miguel Ojeda
2006-09-09 23:56 ` Alan Cox
2006-09-09 23:43 ` Miguel Ojeda
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