Re: [Balloon] Re: USB master chip

> arena it isn't a big deal so OHCI/UHCI just implements it and expects to
OHCI/UHCI doesn't interrupt until it's finished (a part
of) it's task list, it just sucks PCI bandwidth if you do
what the datasheet recomended.

> I tried doing USB networking and DVD browsing on Philips master chip. This
Ok I've got it talking to a USB disk drive, which seems to
work, but then everything except for the 1161 driver is in
user land (including the usb-storage and scsi stuff).

> (when they are enabled) then the chip locks up and needs resetting - ouch.
ouch indeed.

> > I'm unclear about non GPL code in the kernel, what are the
> > implications of this.
> Binary only drivers are legal only if they don't include any GPL executable
No I'd really not want binary, I assumed you meant non
GPL, source code. The problem with both binary and
non-GPL is that it I think (need to ask lawyers) t makes
it impossible for me to distribute a boot yaffs image
containing any GPL code.

> Ok, I'll do some investigation tomorrow.
Cheers.

James.
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