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From: violence <co...@ne...> - 2002-08-11 20:03:54
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on 11-08-2002 8:00:33 PM, you wrote: > Send Linuxdc-dev mailing list submissions to > lin...@li... > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linuxdc-dev > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > lin...@li... > You can reach the person managing the list at > lin...@li... > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Linuxdc-dev digest..." > Today's Topics: > 1. do_map_probe (Adrian McMenamin) > 2. Re: do_map_probe (M. R. Brown) > 3. Re: do_map_probe (Adrian McMenamin) > 4. Re: do_map_probe (M. R. Brown) > 5. Quick question (M. R. Brown) > 6. Re: Quick question (Daniel Stone) > 7. Re: Quick question (M. R. Brown) > 8. Re: [linuxdc-dev]do_map_probe (Adrian McMenamin) > 9. Re: Quick question (Jason Dodson) > --__--__-- > Message: 1 > From: Adrian McMenamin <ad...@mc...> > Reply-To: ad...@mc... > To: lin...@li... > Date: Thu, 8 Aug 2002 00:18:48 +0100 > Subject: [linuxdc-dev]do_map_probe > This fails on my DC (reworked code shown below): > static int dc_flashmap_connect(struct maple_driver_data *d) > { > printk("Regitering VMU Flash mapping and loading VMU Flash driver\n"); > /* Look for the flash */ > if (!vmu_flash_mtd) vmu_flash_mtd = do_map_probe("cfi", &vmu_flash_map); > /* See if it's valid */ > if (!vmu_flash_mtd) { > printk(KERN_ERR "Failed to setup flash map\n"); > return -ENXIO; > } > printk("VMU FLASH: mapping successful\n"); > vmu_flash_mtd->module = THIS_MODULE; > /* Register with MTD */ > add_mtd_device(vmu_flash_mtd); > return 0; > } > It appears to run modprobe - can someone explain to me what it does. I haven't > read the source, I admit. But I have googled and I am none the wiser. > --__--__-- > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 06:05:43 -0500 > From: "M. R. Brown" <mr...@0x...> > To: Adrian McMenamin <ad...@mc...> > Cc: lin...@li... > Subject: Re: [linuxdc-dev]do_map_probe > --oC1+HKm2/end4ao3 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Disposition: inline > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > * Adrian McMenamin <ad...@mc...> on Thu, Aug 08, 2002: >>=20 >> It appears to run modprobe - can someone explain to me what it does. I ha= > ven't=20 >> read the source, I admit. But I have googled and I am none the wiser. >>=20 > Even when compiled statically? > M. R. > --oC1+HKm2/end4ao3 > Content-Type: application/pgp-signature > Content-Disposition: inline > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) > iD8DBQE9VkT7aK6pP/GNw0URAs1fAKC36MAnr5Dgkew2TQ2P5SzyF7SMFACeIxUl > R0YmwVpBusIFDagdtY1FwUo= > =S1tm > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > --oC1+HKm2/end4ao3-- > --__--__-- > Message: 3 > From: Adrian McMenamin <ad...@mc...> > Reply-To: ad...@mc... > To: "M. R. Brown" <mr...@0x...> > Subject: Re: [linuxdc-dev]do_map_probe > Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 12:12:08 +0100 > Cc: lin...@li... > On Sunday 11 Aug 2002 12:05 pm, M. R. Brown wrote: >> * Adrian McMenamin <ad...@mc...> on Thu, Aug 08, 2002: >> > It appears to run modprobe - can someone explain to me what it does. I >> > haven't read the source, I admit. But I have googled and I am none the >> > wiser. >> >> Even when compiled statically? >> >> M. R. > Do you mean when the code is bound into the kernel statically? Then the answer > is yes. > I have been reading the code and I am still deeply confused. If you idea is to > map this into an area of the SH4's memory space I am not sure how that would > work. > Is it not better to treat this as a block device - with all the async maple > stuff underneath? > --__--__-- > Message: 4 > Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 06:23:41 -0500 > From: "M. R. Brown" <mr...@0x...> > To: Adrian McMenamin <ad...@mc...> > Cc: lin...@li..., pau...@ti... > Subject: Re: [linuxdc-dev]do_map_probe > --tThc/1wpZn/ma/RB > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Disposition: inline > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > * Adrian McMenamin <ad...@mc...> on Sun, Aug 11, 2002: >>=20 >> I have been reading the code and I am still deeply confused. If you idea = > is to=20 >> map this into an area of the SH4's memory space I am not sure how that wo= > uld=20 >> work. >>=20 > I'm not too keen on how MTD works, and Paul isn't receiving the list > currently. When you supply the low-level read/write byte hooks, that's > where you do all the nasty business of sending the Maple request. I > *think* any virtual mapping is an illusion. Even on other flash devices, > they may be mapped to a memory range, but there's a layer underneath that > sends commands to the flash controller, etc. We just have a bit more > overhead. >> Is it not better to treat this as a block device - with all the async map= > le=20 >> stuff underneath? > It goes along with the whole thing of a device should belong to the > subsystem to which it's most suited. The VMU is a flash device, exhibits > all properties of flash devices, but it just sits on the awkwardly > accessible Maple bus. Makes things complicated, but better in the long > run, IMO. > M. R. > --tThc/1wpZn/ma/RB > Content-Type: application/pgp-signature > Content-Disposition: inline > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) > iD8DBQE9Vkk8aK6pP/GNw0URAqfKAKCRVJANcu2Ofj+KSyMSulyrG5TelwCgi3G7 > H6eGfUABYlO7fJONhQGWoEI= > =Ku9u > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > --tThc/1wpZn/ma/RB-- > --__--__-- > Message: 5 > Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 06:37:57 -0500 > From: "M. R. Brown" <mr...@0x...> > To: lin...@li... > Subject: [linuxdc-dev] Quick question > --CUfgB8w4ZwR/yMy5 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Disposition: inline > This being a developers list, and there being potentially more than 3 > developers out of the 102 people subscribed: > Is anyone still interested in developing Linux on the Dreamcast? > Just curious. > M. R. > --CUfgB8w4ZwR/yMy5 > Content-Type: application/pgp-signature > Content-Disposition: inline > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) > iD8DBQE9VkyVaK6pP/GNw0URAiI5AKC7afIPqJxibMKlNq6LVCdBxaB70wCcCaKH > yr9CDOm7QHuzbkHYW59Jq/Q= > =tIWf > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > --CUfgB8w4ZwR/yMy5-- > --__--__-- > Message: 6 > Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 21:40:18 +1000 > From: Daniel Stone <ds...@kd...> > To: "M. R. Brown" <mr...@0x...> > Cc: lin...@li... > Subject: Re: [linuxdc-dev] Quick question > --gKMricLos+KVdGMg > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Disposition: inline > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > On Sun, Aug 11, 2002 at 06:37:57AM -0500, M. R. Brown wrote: >> This being a developers list, and there being potentially more than 3 >> developers out of the 102 people subscribed: >>=20 >> Is anyone still interested in developing Linux on the Dreamcast? > Yes, as soon as I get time (which will be in December-ish). > --=20 > Daniel Stone <da...@ra...> http://raging.dropbear.id.= > au > KDE Developer <ds...@kd...> http://www.kde.org > Kopete: Multi-protocol IM client http://kopete.kde.org > --gKMricLos+KVdGMg > Content-Type: application/pgp-signature > Content-Disposition: inline > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) > iD8DBQE9Vk0icPClnTztfv0RAvicAJ9flUO5XnHn5B2QhC3k5rOAEKWpcQCfdSkc > 1cQ3jzM6AFChIZGfDTAOHT4= > =B0FU > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > --gKMricLos+KVdGMg-- > --__--__-- > Message: 7 > Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 06:48:41 -0500 > From: "M. R. Brown" <mr...@0x...> > To: lin...@li... > Subject: Re: [linuxdc-dev] Quick question > --6zdv2QT/q3FMhpsV > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii > Content-Disposition: inline > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > * Daniel Stone <ds...@kd...> on Sun, Aug 11, 2002: >> On Sun, Aug 11, 2002 at 06:37:57AM -0500, M. R. Brown wrote: >> > This being a developers list, and there being potentially more than 3 >> > developers out of the 102 people subscribed: >> >=20 >> > Is anyone still interested in developing Linux on the Dreamcast? >>=20 >> Yes, as soon as I get time (which will be in December-ish). >>=20 > Thanks for the quick response. To everyone else, let me clarify. I don't > just mean kernel developers, but anyone who intends to develop _any_ > LinuxDC-related application. Even if you aren't planning anything right > away, I'd still like to hear from everyone, just to get a feel for who's > still out there. You can also stop by #linuxdc on irc.openprojects.net to > say hello. > Thanks, > M. R. > --6zdv2QT/q3FMhpsV > Content-Type: application/pgp-signature > Content-Disposition: inline > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.0.7 (GNU/Linux) > iD8DBQE9Vk8ZaK6pP/GNw0URAvT2AJ44Bn7uAUd6L6BpGn5Zv24ycM4gqgCgqARe > KV7YExvTV0vbjiozG8ngRQk= > =+ZPB > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > --6zdv2QT/q3FMhpsV-- > --__--__-- > Message: 8 > From: Adrian McMenamin <ad...@mc...> > Reply-To: ad...@mc... > To: "M. R. Brown" <mr...@0x...> > Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 13:00:04 +0100 > Cc: lin...@li..., > pau...@ti... > Subject: [linuxdc-dev] Re: [linuxdc-dev]do_map_probe > On Sunday 11 Aug 2002 12:23 pm, M. R. Brown wrote: >> * Adrian McMenamin <ad...@mc...> on Sun, Aug 11, 2002: >> > I have been reading the code and I am still deeply confused. If you idea >> > is to map this into an area of the SH4's memory space I am not sure how >> > that would work. > Having messed about with this some more I am now assuming that there is simply > no mapping written - Paul - is that right? > --__--__-- > Message: 9 > From: "Jason Dodson" <min...@ya...> > To: "M. R. Brown" <mr...@0x...>, > <lin...@li...> > Subject: Re: [linuxdc-dev] Quick question > Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2002 09:52:40 -0400 > Actually, the point of me signiing up in the first place was to get Bochs > ported to the Dreamcast. I thought this best if it run atop linux. Alas, I > haven't had much time to play with anything at all. Bochs still has a lot of > problems. But to your question, I am still very interested in this project. > --__--__-- > _______________________________________________ > Linuxdc-dev mailing list > Lin...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linuxdc-dev > End of Linuxdc-dev Digest |
