Re: Can i use standard drivers in RTLinux?

The Linux drivers will work as usual - not in real-time. Converting
a Linux driver to run in RTL directly is easy if the driver is 
not terrible - and writing RTL drivers directly is easy and can 
be contracted out. We write drivers for RTLinuxPro, Hofrat and others
are happy to write drivers for RTLinuxGPL.

On Sun, Feb 06, 2005 at 06:23:52PM +0100, thomas steinkamp wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> probably a question that pops up every now an than, but i could not find 
> any hint in the faq's i could locate:
> 
> Is it possible to use standard linux drivers (e.g. not specialized 
> rtlinux drivers) to access my hardware?
> If so, what are the drawbacks? Do i have to hack on device files or is 
> there a way to use the api's provided by the manufacturer?
> 
> The reason for this question is that i start to investigate the 
> possibilities to put one of my company's products on a 'firm realtime 
> basement' after we start to reach the limits of conventional approaches.
> The problem is, that many hardware vendors provide only windows drivers, 
> so using linux would already limit out choices considerably, and needing 
> specialized drivers for rtlinux would be pretty much rule out it's use. 
> (Ok, the typical vendor support for any other RTOS seems near zero 
> likewise, so: The story is probobly going to be tedious and expensive 
> anyway...)
> 
> regards, Thomas
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