From dfcbb616e8dd98a0121fba4c9f9aa65f40f6f268 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Pavan Savoy Date: Thu, 8 Apr 2010 13:16:58 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 246/577] Staging: add TODO and ABI to ti-st A TODO file and a ABI to list the things to be done, and user-space/kernel-space interface for this ldisc. Signed-off-by: Pavan Savoy Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman --- drivers/staging/ti-st/TODO | 19 +++++++++++++++++++ drivers/staging/ti-st/sysfs-uim | 16 ++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) create mode 100644 drivers/staging/ti-st/TODO create mode 100644 drivers/staging/ti-st/sysfs-uim diff --git a/drivers/staging/ti-st/TODO b/drivers/staging/ti-st/TODO new file mode 100644 index 0000000..2c4fe58 --- /dev/null +++ b/drivers/staging/ti-st/TODO @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +TODO: + +1. A per-device/tty port context required to support multiple devices +on same platform. + +2. REMOVE the sysfs entry PID passing mechanism, since there should +be a better way to request user-space to install line discipline. + +3. Re-view/Re-work on the locking. + +4. Re-structure to make the ldisc driver more generic for chipsets which mux +multiple connectivity (BT, FM, GPS) upon 1 TTY port. + +5. Step up and maintain this driver to ensure that it continues +to work. Having the hardware for this is pretty much a +requirement. If this does not happen, the will be removed in +the 2.6.35 kernel release. + +Please send patches to Greg Kroah-Hartman . diff --git a/drivers/staging/ti-st/sysfs-uim b/drivers/staging/ti-st/sysfs-uim new file mode 100644 index 0000000..10311af --- /dev/null +++ b/drivers/staging/ti-st/sysfs-uim @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +What: /sys/class/rfkill/rfkill%d/ +Date: March 22 +Contact: Pavan Savoy +Description: + Creates the rfkill entries for Radio apps like + BT app, FM app or GPS app to toggle corresponding + cores of the chip + +What: /dev/rfkill +Date: March 22 +Contact: Pavan Savoy +Description: + A daemon which maintains the ldisc installation and + uninstallation would be ppolling on this device and listening + on events which would suggest either to install or un-install + line discipline -- 1.7.0.3