[PATCH v11 1/1] PRUSS UIO driver support

Greg KH greg at kroah.com
Mon Mar 7 16:09:50 EST 2011


On Sat, Mar 05, 2011 at 01:30:04AM +0100, Hans J. Koch wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 05, 2011 at 04:30:17AM +0530, Pratheesh Gangadhar wrote:
> > This patch implements PRUSS (Programmable Real-time Unit Sub System)
> > UIO driver which exports SOC resources associated with PRUSS like
> > I/O, memories and IRQs to user space. PRUSS is dual 32-bit RISC
> > processors which is efficient in performing embedded tasks that
> > require manipulation of packed memory mapped data structures and
> > handling system events that have tight real time constraints. This
> > driver is currently supported on Texas Instruments DA850, AM18xx and
> > OMAP-L138 devices.
> > For example, PRUSS runs firmware for real-time critical industrial
> > communication data link layer and communicates with application stack
> > running in user space via shared memory and IRQs.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Pratheesh Gangadhar <pratheesh at ti.com>
> > Reviewed-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx at linutronix.de>
> > Reviewed-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd at arndb.de>
> 
> Signed-off-by: Hans J. Koch <hjk at hansjkoch.de>
> 
> I think, we've got it. Thanks for your contribution and your patience.
> Not many UIO programmers hang on through 11 patch versions...

Thanks so much for all of you doing this review as well, that too take
persistance :)

greg k-h



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