[openbeos] Re: Driver Tutorial

"Mathew Schofield" <mr.skoe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 9/25/06, Axel Dörfler <axeld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > The new driver API is not yet finalized, and you shouldn't use it 
> > for
> > now until you write drivers that need additional functionality like 
> > IDE
> > /SCSI driver and the USB stack. There probably might not be any big
> > changes anymore, but there certainly will be changes in several 
> > areas
> > including virtual vs. physical memory, driver loading/
> > initialization,
> > called from kernel vs. called from userland.
> Do you mean changing the Haiku Driver Model for R1? Or are you just
> talking down the track?

It's not yet finalized for R1, and I wouldn't assume it to be stable at 
the time of R1 either. I don't think we'll advertize it before R1 for 
standard drivers; it needs much more testing and drivers in a wider 
area before we can be sure it's adequate. I also want to put some more 
features into it before finalizing it.

Bye,
   Axel.

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