R: [PATCH] finish iso support retry

[Giampaolo Tomassoni]

Well, sorry for messing this thread: my previous message wasn't supposed to be there...

I probably need to rest a while. :)

Regards,

	giampaolo

> -----Messaggio originale-----
> Da: usbatm-bounces at lists.infradead.org
> [mailto:usbatm-bounces at lists.infradead.org]Per conto di Giampaolo
> Tomassoni
> Inviato: martedi 6 settembre 2005 12.02
> A: matthieu castet
> Cc: usbatm at lists.infradead.org
> Oggetto: R: [PATCH] finish iso support retry
> 
> 
> The kernel patch supplying the ATMSAR module does not depend on 
> the evaluation driver.
> 
> It is exactly the contrary...
> 
> The chain is:
> 
> [ATM] <- [ATMSAR] <- [pulsaradsl-1.0.1] <- [libpulsar_fw.a] <- [hardware]
> 
> SAR is a thing that has to do with cell encoding and decoding in 
> an ATM vcc context. It is not tied to hardware.
> 
> So, ATMSAR actually is pure GPL code. The pulsaradsl-1.0.1 
> EVALUATION driver is not (see the MODULE_LICENSE() at the end of 
> pulsar.c in the driver). By the way, the purpose of the ATMSAR 
> driver is exactly to be hardware-independant so that you can use 
> it with a PCI as well as with a USB device.
> 
> Do I miss something? You're not the first saying this.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 	giampaolo
> 
> > -----Messaggio originale-----
> > Da: matthieu castet [mailto:castet.matthieu at free.fr]
> > Inviato: martedi 6 settembre 2005 11.21
> > A: Giampaolo Tomassoni
> > Cc: usbatm at lists.infradead.org
> > Oggetto: Re: [ATMSAR] Request for review - update #1
> > 
> > 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > Giampaolo Tomassoni wrote:
> > > Dears,
> > > 
> > 
> > > Also, in order to allow you to evaluate it, I prepared a driver 
> > adopting the ATMSAR API for the Globespan Pulsar ADSL PCI card. 
> > >This driver is made after the one from Guy Ellis (see 
> > http://adsl4linux.no-ip.org/pulsar.html for further reference). 
> > >My version is a two-part driver: a GPL one ( 
> > http://www.tomassoni.biz/download/pulsar/pulsaradsl-1.0.1-source.t
> > ar.bz2 ) 
> > >and the same proprietary library you may find in the Ellis' 
> > driver from the above-mentioned URL.
> > > 
> > How could you mix GPL and proprietary library ?
> > 
> > In your ATM SAR lib you use EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL. So how this proprietary 
> > module could use it ?
> > 
> > Otherwise I agree it could be a good idea to split atm and usb 
> code from 
> > usb atm.
> > 
> > 
> > Matthieu
> 
> 
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