Tim Waugh (tim@cyberelk.demon.co.uk)
Wed, 9 Dec 1998 21:00:01 +0000 (GMT)
On Wed, 9 Dec 1998, Nicolas Souchu wrote:
> >Tim has just implemented the IEEE 1284. For the IEEE 1284.3 things are a
> >bit more difficult since we' ll need to change the core parport_share code
> >(parport_claim() in particular).
>
> Couldn't the IEEE1284.3 standard be implemented as a regular driver? It
> would just share the port with others, at least with drivers that
> operate with the terminal peripheral of the daisy chain.
I don't see how that would work. The plan is that when you register a
device with parport, you tell it where it lives in the topology. Then,
when you claim the device, parport selects the relevant device on your
behalf.
Tim.
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