From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 21 Dec 2001 13:34:50 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 21 Dec 2001 13:34:38 -0500 Received: from lightning.swansea.linux.org.uk ([194.168.151.1]:28420 "EHLO the-village.bc.nu") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 21 Dec 2001 13:34:26 -0500 Subject: Re: Concerning a driver rewrite (NOT THE KERNEL) To: camel_3@hotmail.com (victor1 torres) Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2001 18:44:28 +0000 (GMT) Cc: camel_3@hotmail.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: from "victor1 torres" at Dec 21, 2001 06:15:53 PM X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.5 PL6] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Message-Id: From: Alan Cox Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > Iīm working on a Modem driver that runīs with kernel 2.4x I have got the > code running on a 2.2x system with no trouble. The driver is for a Acī97 > Modem (WINMODEM). The driver can find the modem and print out output but I > canīt seem to include DevFs, I would also like to implement Interrupt > Handling. > Here is the driver location: > DRIVER LOCATION IS > http://www.geocities.com/camel_10.geo/linux/ac97_modem20011221.tar.gz If you are also loading the sound driver you are likely to get into a mess with current 2.4 because the sound code sticks its nose into the codec bus somewhat further nowdays. You driver also seems to be assuming the sound driver has initialised the codec bus and codecs. How do you intend the two pieces to interact ?