Ya i got your point ...the way you told is the very generic way of doing this but what i need is this :-
Like your any .config if you edit your configuration and restart your default configuration changes ....The merit of this technique is that i need not compile the driver with every default config change .... ---Misbah <>< Sean MacLennan-2 wrote: > > Misbah khan wrote: >> Hi all ... >> >> i am writing a device driver in which the default configuration for LCD >> display i need to keep it in a .config file so that as the system boots >> it >> take the value from this file and does the initial configuration in the >> init >> of the driver. If user changes the .config file content in the next boot >> the >> LCD driver should take the new default configuration >> >> There will also be a run time config which could be changed at the rum >> time >> but will not change the default configuration. >> >> >> i am writing a LCD driver for PPC arch i need to know that how should i >> creat a .config file and How should i use it my device driver. ?????? >> >> If you had an exprience in this regard please do share with me ... >> >> ----Misbah <>< >> > You don't. The safe way is to have sane defaults in the driver. Then > write a user mode app that reads the config file and configures the > driver properly, probably through ioctls. > > Cheers, > Sean > _______________________________________________ > Linuxppc-dev mailing list > Linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org > https://ozlabs.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxppc-dev > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/How-to-creat-a-.config-file-for-a-driver-and-How-to-use-it-in-a-device-driver------tp14576412p14591612.html Sent from the linuxppc-dev mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ Linuxppc-dev mailing list Linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org https://ozlabs.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxppc-dev
