Re: [MiNT] [PATCH] Export function XHNewCookie to kernel modules

[Alan Hourihane <alanh@fairlite.co.uk>]

On Mon, 2010-12-13 at 11:34 +0100, David Gálvez wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> Some time ago I had here a conversation with myself about installing
> XHDI drivers under MiNT.
> 
> http://sparemint.atariforge.net/mailinglist/Mailing-Lists/MiNT-List.201011/AANLkTinMGk_i9w2M31wAyuZuO190OFVpOGTp-+YZ0HLu@mail.gmail.com.text
> 
> To solve the situation mentioned in the mails above I proposed the
> patch attached.
> 
> Description:
> "Export the XHDI function XHNewCookie to kernel modules (using kentry
> struct) to be able to install XHDI drivers."

Hi David, 

Sorry the the "self" conversation.

Getting back to your two points. I think a TSR before MiNT is loaded, is
a natural placement for this, just as HDDriver etc are loaded before
MiNT too. I guess we'd want to support just TOS, so a TSR makes sense.
Assuming this is the MASS storage USB stuff you are talking about.

As for the alternative, if it were MiNT only, I'd suggest an XDD.

Can you explain again what you are currently doing that necessitates the
patch ?

Thanks,

Alan.