[ntp:questions] new driver development

Martin Burnicki martin.burnicki at meinberg.de
Tue Mar 29 07:41:45 UTC 2011


Dave,

David L. Mills wrote:
> Bruce & Co.,
> 
> You may not be aware that all Spectracom devices are supported with one
> driver, all TrueTime devices are supported with one driver, all
> telephone modem services are supported with one driver, all Austron
> devices are supported with one driver, all Heath devices are supported
> with one driver  and most GPS receivers are supported with one driver.
> This happened with many hours of dedicated effort on the part of
> refclock developers. You can appreciate the serious pushback in creating
> a new driver if a similar one is already available. An appropriate plan is
> 
> [common interface code]
> #ifdef POSIX
> ...
> #else
> ...
> #endif

How do you know which application is feeding the SHM driver, and whether
that application supports the Posix or the non-Posix (legacy) SHM mode?

IMO the legacy SHM mode should always be compiled in, and the POSIX mode in
addition, if that Posix SHM is supported by the target OS.

Whether addressing of either mode is done by separate driver numbers (which
I still find a good idea in this case, since SHM is a generic driver), or
by a mode number for the existing SHM driver, is a totally different
question.


Martin
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Martin Burnicki

Meinberg Funkuhren
Bad Pyrmont
Germany




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