Subject: Re: mol-general Digest 5 Aug 2000 18:38:25 -0000 Issue 67
From: Samuel Rydh (samuel@ibrium.se)
Date: Sun Aug 06 2000 - 11:21:48 MDT
On Sun, Aug 06, 2000 at 01:06:58PM -0400, Emmanuel Schanzer wrote:
> MOL is wonderful...I'm definitely enjoying it. Way to go!
>
> A question: would it not be possible to give MOL access to PCI devices that
> Linux is not using? I have an OrangePC card that Linux will never, ever
> support...and there shouldn't be a problem of conflicts or race-conditions.
> Would there be a way to let MOL access a specific card?
I don't know enough about the OrangePC card, but it would
be possible if:
- The kernel does not touch it.
- The card does not use DMA, nor accesses any other
devices on the pci bus.
I think it would be rather simple to add support for such
a card in MOL (one would also need a kernel module to
handle interrupts generated by the card).
Cheers,
/Samuel
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