From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932809AbXCAAL6 (ORCPT ); Wed, 28 Feb 2007 19:11:58 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S932810AbXCAAL6 (ORCPT ); Wed, 28 Feb 2007 19:11:58 -0500 Received: from ns1.suse.de ([195.135.220.2]:35294 "EHLO mx1.suse.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932809AbXCAAL5 (ORCPT ); Wed, 28 Feb 2007 19:11:57 -0500 Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2007 01:11:42 +0100 From: Bernhard Walle To: Jan Kiszka Cc: Robin Getz , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, gernot.hillier@siemens.com Subject: Re: MOST(Media Oriented Systems Transport) Interface? Message-ID: <20070301001142.GA6806@strauss.suse.de> Mail-Followup-To: Jan Kiszka , Robin Getz , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, gernot.hillier@siemens.com References: <200702231826.30395.rgetz@blackfin.uclinux.org> <45E60EBD.2090806@web.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <45E60EBD.2090806@web.de> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.13 (2006-08-11) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hello, * Jan Kiszka [2007-03-01 00:22]: > Robin Getz wrote: > > Does anyone have a pointer for a MOST (Media Oriented Systems Transport) driver? > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_Oriented_Systems_Transport > > > > I have seen announcements of Linux systems that support MOST: > > > > http://linuxdevices.com/news/NS2586090082.html > > > > But I have not seen the driver architecture, or the protocol that people are running on them... > > > > Any pointers? > > The were some rumours earlier, but now I actually stumbled over the > release - and recalled this thread. Quite interesting that you found it. It was released yesterday, and I wanted to write an announcement in a few days, at least at the Xenomai lists. Anyway ... > This might be what you are looking for: > > http://most4linux.sourceforge.net/ Yes, that's a MOST driver for a OS 8604 PCI interface that I wrote as Diploma Thesis at Siemens. It was relased as OpenSource just now. It only supports synchronous data transfer. The Most NetServices are in userspace. There's a OpenSource demonstration available, but no full NetServices implementation. You can buy a license from SMC or use the specification to re-write an OSS implementation. However, that's all userspace, so no GPL problem here. :) I must say that it was more a demonstration how a Linux driver could be ported to real-time Linux extension than a real productive working MOST driver for Linux. Well, but of course, it works. At least it did in my environement (i386/single-CPU). You can find more information on the homepage ... Regards, Bernhard PS: SUSE has nothing to do with that driver, I only write with my SUSE address because I don't want to re-subscribe because of one mail.