linux-kernel - Re: linux kernel without file system

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Message-ID: <20090114145239.GB21043@frolo.macqel>
Date:	Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:52:39 +0100
From:	Philippe De Muyter <phdm@...qel.be>
To:	Rogan Dawes <lists@...es.za.net>
Cc:	Xavier Bestel <xavier.bestel@...e.fr>,
	Tomasz Chmielewski <mangoo@...g.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: linux kernel without file system

On Wed, Jan 14, 2009 at 04:27:55PM +0200, Rogan Dawes wrote:
> Philippe De Muyter wrote:
> 
> > Keeping thinking about it, I now think that my 'application program'
> > (basically a serial-to-ethernet converter) should be a kernel thread,
> > because of the small memory constraints.
> > 
> > The question is thus how to access the serial lines from a kernel thread.
> > 
> > Philippe
> 
> If your constraints are that severe, perhaps you should be investigating
> other solutions. e.g. eCos?

I like to reuse (and contribute to) the linux drivers and kernel.

> Linux doesn't ALWAYS have to be the answer :-)

No ? :)

Philippe
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