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

[David Gálvez <dgalvez75@gmail.com>]

Hi Alan

2010/12/13 Alan Hourihane <alanh@fairlite.co.uk>:
> Sorry the the "self" conversation.
>

No problem, just kidding :-)

> 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.
>

I'm very surprised that you and Vincent advise me to go for the TSR
solution, I thought that MiNT philosophy was the opposite way, getting
rid of all TSR and these kind of stuff. Integrating all those things
into the kernel or as modules.

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

Why a XDD? Wouldn't be better a KM?

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

Yes of course, my final aim is to have a USB stack for MiNT, as this
can take long, I try to go through steps that end with something
useful so others can use. First step was an USB mass storage driver,
now I'm implementing this driver as a kernel module, this is why i
need the patch to be applied. In the future I would like to have a usb
core, separate modules for each USB hardware (PCI, EtherNAt,
NetUSBee,..) and also for each USB device driver (mass storage,
keyboard, mouse, ...).


Thanks

David