On Thu, Jun 28, 2007 at 09:31:14AM +0100, David Woodhouse wrote: > On Thu, 2007-06-28 at 10:15 +0200, Rodolfo Giometti wrote: > > Do you think I should add these functions into my patch, even if I > > cannot test it, or it's enought providing just the > > compat_sys_time_pps_fetch() function? > > Probably best to put them in. That way, you make it easier for people to
Mmm... so I should provide new syscalls for _all_ architectures... gulp! :) It could be acceptable, just for the first release, to provide the support for x86 only? In this manner we can have a first release of LinuxPPS in the main line just for x86 and then me, or other people, may add support for the several supported architectures. > test. Ideally, you should also provide a simple program that other > people can use to test it, preferably without needing hardware (or at > least just a nullmodem cable and another test program at the other end > of it). I already have a basic testing program... I can add it into Documentation/pps directory, can't I? Ciao, Rodolfo -- GNU/Linux Solutions e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Linux Device Driver [EMAIL PROTECTED] Embedded Systems [EMAIL PROTECTED] UNIX programming phone: +39 349 2432127 - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
