[PATCH RFC 0/1] MISC: Broadcom BCM4751 GPS driver
Matti J. Aaltonen
This is a driver for Broadcom's BCM4751 GPS chip and
this is the first time this driver is sent for review,
all comments are welcome.
Thanks,
Matti A.
Matti J. Aaltonen (1):
MISC: Broadcom BCM4751 GPS driver
drivers/misc/Kconfig | 11 +
drivers/misc/Makefile | 1 +
drivers/misc/bcm4751-gps.c | 490 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
include/linux/i2c/bcm4751-gps.h | 59 +++++
4 files changed, 561 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 drivers/misc/bcm4751-gps.c
create mode 100644 include/linux/i2c/bcm4751-gps.h
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---
drivers/misc/Kconfig | 11 +
drivers/misc/Makefile | 1 +
drivers/misc/bcm4751-gps.c | 490 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
include/linux/i2c/bcm4751-gps.h | 59 +++++
4 files changed, 561 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 drivers/misc/bcm4751-gps.c
create mode 100644 include/linux/i2c/bcm4751-gps.h
diff --git a/drivers/misc/Kconfig b/drivers/misc/Kconfig
index 0b591b6..1680673 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/misc/Kconfig
@@ -390,6 +390,17 @@ config BMP085
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
module will be called bmp085.
+config BCM4751_GPS
+ tristate "BCM4751 GPS driver"
+ depends on I2C
+ default n
+ ---help---
+ If you say yes here you get support for the Broadcom BCM4751 GPS
+ chip driver.
+
+ The driver supports only GPS in BCM4751 chip. When built as a driver
+ driver name is: bcm4751-gps. If unsure, say N here.
+
source "drivers/misc/c2port/Kconfig"
source "drivers/misc/eeprom/Kconfig"
source "drivers/misc/cb710/Kconfig"
diff --git a/drivers/misc/Makefile b/drivers/misc/Makefile
index 255a80d..cfda6fb 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/misc/Makefile
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_AD525X_DPOT_SPI) += ad525x_dpot-spi.o
obj-$(CONFIG_ATMEL_PWM) += atmel_pwm.o
obj-$(CONFIG_ATMEL_SSC) += atmel-ssc.o
obj-$(CONFIG_ATMEL_TCLIB) += atmel_tclib.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_BCM4751_GPS) += bcm4751-gps.o
obj-$(CONFIG_BMP085) += bmp085.o
obj-$(CONFIG_ICS932S401) += ics932s401.o
obj-$(CONFIG_LKDTM) += lkdtm.o
diff --git a/drivers/misc/bcm4751-gps.c b/drivers/misc/bcm4751-gps.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..03a3752
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drivers/misc/bcm4751-gps.c
@@ -0,0 +1,490 @@
+/*
+ * bcm4751-gps.c - Hardware interface for Broadcom BCM4751 GPS chip.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2010 Nokia Corporation
+ * Contact Matti Aaltonen, matti.j....@nokia.com
+ *
+ * Written by Andrei Emeltchenko <andrei.em...@nokia.com>
+ * Modified by Yuri Zaporozhets <ext-yuri.z...@nokia.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
+ * 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+#define DEBUG
+
+#include <linux/delay.h>
+#include <linux/err.h>
+#include <linux/fs.h>
+#include <linux/gpio.h>
+#include <linux/i2c.h>
+#include <linux/i2c-dev.h>
+#include <linux/interrupt.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
+#include <linux/miscdevice.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/mutex.h>
+#include <linux/poll.h>
+#include <linux/regulator/consumer.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+
+#include <linux/i2c/bcm4751-gps.h>
+
+static struct bcm4751_gps_data *bcm4751_gps_device;
+
+static const char reg_vbat[] = "Vbat";
+static const char reg_vddio[] = "Vddio";
+
+/*
+ * Part of initialization is done in the board support file.
+ */
+
+static inline void bcm4751_gps_enable(struct bcm4751_gps_data *self)
+{
+ mutex_lock(&self->mutex);
+ if (!self->enable) {
+ regulator_bulk_enable(ARRAY_SIZE(self->regs), self->regs);
+ if (self->pdata->enable)
+ self->pdata->enable(self->client);
+ self->enable = 1;
+ }
+ mutex_unlock(&self->mutex);
+}
+
+static inline void bcm4751_gps_disable(struct bcm4751_gps_data *self)
+{
+ mutex_lock(&self->mutex);
+ if (self->enable) {
+ if (self->pdata->disable)
+ self->pdata->disable(self->client);
+ self->enable = 0;
+ regulator_bulk_disable(ARRAY_SIZE(self->regs), self->regs);
+ }
+ mutex_unlock(&self->mutex);
+}
+
+static inline void bcm4751_gps_wakeup_value(struct bcm4751_gps_data *self,
+ int value)
+{
+ mutex_lock(&self->mutex);
+ if (self->pdata->wakeup_ctrl)
+ self->pdata->wakeup_ctrl(self->client, value);
+ self->wakeup = value;
+ mutex_unlock(&self->mutex);
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * miscdevice interface
+ */
+
+static int bcm4751_gps_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int bcm4751_gps_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
+{
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static ssize_t bcm4751_gps_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
+ size_t count, loff_t *offset)
+{
+ struct i2c_client *client = bcm4751_gps_device->client;
+ int num_read;
+ uint8_t tmp[BCM4751_MAX_BINPKT_RX_LEN];
+
+ /* Adjust for binary packet size */
+ if (count > BCM4751_MAX_BINPKT_RX_LEN)
+ count = BCM4751_MAX_BINPKT_RX_LEN;
+
+ dev_dbg(&client->dev, "reading %d bytes\n", count);
+
+ num_read = i2c_master_recv(client, tmp, count);
+
+ if (num_read < 0) {
+ dev_err(&client->dev, "got %d bytes instead of %d\n",
+ num_read, count);
+ return num_read;
+ } else {
+ dev_dbg(&client->dev, "reading %d bytes returns %d",
+ count, num_read);
+ }
+
+ return copy_to_user(buf, tmp, num_read) ? -EFAULT : num_read;
+}
+
+static ssize_t bcm4751_gps_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buf,
+ size_t count, loff_t *offset)
+{
+ struct i2c_client *client = bcm4751_gps_device->client;
+ uint8_t tmp[BCM4751_MAX_BINPKT_TX_LEN];
+ int num_sent;
+
+ if (count > BCM4751_MAX_BINPKT_TX_LEN)
+ count = BCM4751_MAX_BINPKT_TX_LEN;
+
+ dev_dbg(&client->dev, "writing %d bytes\n", count);
+
+ if (copy_from_user(tmp, buf, count))
+ return -EFAULT;
+
+ num_sent = i2c_master_send(client, tmp, count);
+
+ dev_dbg(&client->dev, "writing %d bytes returns %d",
+ count, num_sent);
+
+ return num_sent;
+}
+
+static int bcm4751_gps_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
+ unsigned int cmd, unsigned long arg)
+{
+ struct i2c_client *client = bcm4751_gps_device->client;
+
+ dev_dbg(&client->dev, "ioctl: cmd = 0x%02x, arg=0x%02lx\n", cmd, arg);
+
+ switch (cmd) {
+ case I2C_SLAVE:
+ case I2C_SLAVE_FORCE:
+ if ((arg > 0x3ff) ||
+ (((client->flags & I2C_M_TEN) == 0) &&
+ arg > 0x7f))
+ return -EINVAL;
+ client->addr = arg;
+ dev_dbg(&client->dev, "ioctl: client->addr = %x", client->addr);
+ return 0;
+ case I2C_TENBIT:
+ if (arg)
+ client->flags |= I2C_M_TEN;
+ else
+ client->flags &= ~I2C_M_TEN;
+ return 0;
+ default:
+ return -ENOTTY;
+ }
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static const struct file_operations bcm4751_gps_fileops = {
+ .owner = THIS_MODULE,
+ .llseek = no_llseek,
+ .read = bcm4751_gps_read,
+ .write = bcm4751_gps_write,
+ .unlocked_ioctl = bcm4751_gps_ioctl,
+ .open = bcm4751_gps_open,
+ .release = bcm4751_gps_release,
+};
+
+static struct miscdevice bcm4751_gps_miscdevice = {
+ .minor = MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR,
+ .name = "bcm4751-gps",
+ .fops = &bcm4751_gps_fileops
+};
+
+
+/*
+ * sysfs interface
+ */
+
+static ssize_t bcm4751_gps_show_hostreq(struct device *dev,
+ struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+{
+ struct bcm4751_gps_data *self = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+ int value = -1;
+
+ if (self->pdata->show_irq)
+ value = self->pdata->show_irq(self->client);
+
+ return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%d\n", value);
+}
+
+static ssize_t bcm4751_gps_show_enable(struct device *dev,
+ struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+{
+ struct bcm4751_gps_data *self = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+
+ return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%d\n", self->enable);
+}
+
+static ssize_t bcm4751_gps_set_enable(struct device *dev,
+ struct device_attribute *attr, const char *buf, size_t len)
+{
+ struct bcm4751_gps_data *self = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+ int value;
+
+ sscanf(buf, "%d", &value);
+ dev_dbg(dev, "enable: %d", value);
+
+ switch (value) {
+ case 0:
+ bcm4751_gps_disable(self);
+ break;
+
+ case 1:
+ bcm4751_gps_enable(self);
+ break;
+
+ default:
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+ return len;
+}
+
+static ssize_t bcm4751_gps_show_wakeup(struct device *dev,
+ struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
+{
+ struct bcm4751_gps_data *self = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+
+ return snprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%d\n", self->wakeup);
+}
+
+static ssize_t bcm4751_gps_set_wakeup(struct device *dev,
+ struct device_attribute *attr, const char *buf, size_t len)
+{
+ unsigned long val;
+ int ret;
+ struct bcm4751_gps_data *self = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+
+ ret = strict_strtoul(buf, 0, &val);
+ if (ret && val > 1)
+ return -EINVAL;
+ else {
+ bcm4751_gps_wakeup_value(self, val);
+ dev_dbg(dev, "new wakeup value = %d", self->wakeup);
+ }
+
+ return len;
+}
+
+static struct device_attribute bcm4751_gps_attrs[] = {
+ __ATTR(enable, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR,
+ bcm4751_gps_show_enable, bcm4751_gps_set_enable),
+ __ATTR(hostreq, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR,
+ bcm4751_gps_show_hostreq, NULL),
+ __ATTR(wakeup, S_IRUGO|S_IWUSR,
+ bcm4751_gps_show_wakeup, bcm4751_gps_set_wakeup),
+};
+
+static int bcm4751_gps_register_sysfs(struct i2c_client *client)
+{
+ struct device *dev = &client->dev;
+ int i, ret;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(bcm4751_gps_attrs); i++) {
+ ret = device_create_file(dev, &bcm4751_gps_attrs[i]);
+ if (ret)
+ goto fail;
+ }
+ return 0;
+fail:
+ while (i--)
+ device_remove_file(dev, &bcm4751_gps_attrs[i]);
+
+ return ret;
+}
+
+static void bcm4751_gps_unregister_sysfs(struct i2c_client *client)
+{
+ struct device *dev = &client->dev;
+ int i;
+
+ for (i = ARRAY_SIZE(bcm4751_gps_attrs) - 1; i >= 0; i--)
+ device_remove_file(dev, &bcm4751_gps_attrs[i]);
+}
+
+/* IRQ thread */
+static irqreturn_t bcm4751_gps_irq_thread(int irq, void *dev_id)
+{
+ struct bcm4751_gps_data *data = dev_id;
+
+ dev_dbg(&data->client->dev, "irq, HOST_REQ=%d",
+ data->pdata->show_irq(data->client));
+
+ /* Update sysfs GPIO line here */
+ sysfs_notify(&data->client->dev.kobj, NULL, "hostreq");
+ return IRQ_HANDLED;
+}
+
+static int bcm4751_gps_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
+ const struct i2c_device_id *device_id)
+{
+ struct bcm4751_gps_data *data;
+ struct bcm4751_gps_platform_data *pdata;
+ int err;
+
+ data = kzalloc(sizeof(*data), GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!data)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ bcm4751_gps_device = data;
+
+ pdata = client->dev.platform_data;
+ if (!pdata) {
+ dev_err(&client->dev, "no platform data\n");
+ err = -ENODEV;
+ goto clean_data;
+ }
+
+ i2c_set_clientdata(client, data);
+ data->client = client;
+ data->pdata = pdata;
+
+ data->gpio_irq = pdata->gps_gpio_irq;
+ data->gpio_enable = pdata->gps_gpio_enable;
+ data->gpio_wakeup = pdata->gps_gpio_wakeup;
+
+ data->regs[0].supply = reg_vbat;
+ data->regs[1].supply = reg_vddio;
+ err = regulator_bulk_get(&client->dev,
+ ARRAY_SIZE(data->regs), data->regs);
+ if (err < 0) {
+ dev_err(&client->dev, "Can't get regulators\n");
+ goto clean_data;
+ }
+
+ if (pdata->setup) {
+ err = pdata->setup(client);
+ if (err)
+ goto clean_reg;
+ }
+
+ mutex_init(&data->mutex);
+ err = request_threaded_irq(client->irq, NULL,
+ bcm4751_gps_irq_thread,
+ IRQF_TRIGGER_RISING | IRQF_ONESHOT,
+ "bcm4751-gps", data);
+ if (err) {
+ dev_err(&client->dev, "could not get GPS_IRQ = %d\n",
+ client->irq);
+ goto clean_setup;
+ }
+
+ err = bcm4751_gps_register_sysfs(client);
+ if (err) {
+ dev_err(&client->dev,
+ "sysfs registration failed, error %d\n", err);
+ goto clean_irq;
+ }
+
+ bcm4751_gps_miscdevice.parent = &client->dev;
+ err = misc_register(&bcm4751_gps_miscdevice);
+ if (err) {
+ dev_err(&client->dev, "Miscdevice register failed\n");
+ goto clean_sysfs;
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+
+clean_sysfs:
+ bcm4751_gps_unregister_sysfs(client);
+
+clean_irq:
+ free_irq(client->irq, data);
+
+clean_setup:
+ if (pdata->cleanup)
+ pdata->cleanup(client);
+clean_reg:
+ regulator_bulk_free(ARRAY_SIZE(data->regs), data->regs);
+clean_data:
+ bcm4751_gps_device = NULL;
+ kfree(data);
+
+ return err;
+}
+
+static int bcm4751_gps_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
+{
+ struct bcm4751_gps_data *data = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
+
+ bcm4751_gps_disable(data);
+
+ free_irq(client->irq, data);
+ misc_deregister(&bcm4751_gps_miscdevice);
+ bcm4751_gps_unregister_sysfs(client);
+ if (data->pdata->cleanup)
+ data->pdata->cleanup(client);
+ regulator_bulk_free(ARRAY_SIZE(data->regs), data->regs);
+ kfree(data);
+ bcm4751_gps_device = NULL;
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static void bcm4751_gps_shutdown(struct i2c_client *client)
+{
+ dev_dbg(&client->dev, "BCM4751 shutdown\n");
+ bcm4751_gps_disable(i2c_get_clientdata(client));
+}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_PM
+static int bcm4751_gps_suspend(struct i2c_client *client, pm_message_t mesg)
+{
+ struct bcm4751_gps_data *data = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
+ data->pdata->wakeup_ctrl(data->client, 0);
+ dev_dbg(&client->dev, "BCM4751 suspends\n");
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static int bcm4751_gps_resume(struct i2c_client *client)
+{
+ struct bcm4751_gps_data *data = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
+ data->pdata->wakeup_ctrl(data->client, 1);
+ dev_dbg(&client->dev, "BCM4751 resumes\n");
+ return 0;
+}
+#else
+#define bcm4751_gps_suspend NULL
+#define bcm4751_gps_resume NULL
+#endif
+
+static const struct i2c_device_id bcm4751_gps_id[] = {
+ { "bcm4751-gps", 0 },
+ { },
+};
+
+MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(i2c, bcm4751_gps_id);
+
+static struct i2c_driver bcm4751_gps_i2c_driver = {
+ .driver = {
+ .name = "bcm4751-gps",
+ },
+
+ .id_table = bcm4751_gps_id,
+ .probe = bcm4751_gps_probe,
+ .remove = __devexit_p(bcm4751_gps_remove),
+ .shutdown = bcm4751_gps_shutdown,
+ .suspend = bcm4751_gps_suspend,
+ .resume = bcm4751_gps_resume,
+};
+
+static int __init bcm4751_gps_init(void)
+{
+ pr_info("Loading BCM4751 GPS driver\n");
+
+ return i2c_add_driver(&bcm4751_gps_i2c_driver);
+}
+module_init(bcm4751_gps_init);
+
+static void __exit bcm4751_gps_exit(void)
+{
+ i2c_del_driver(&bcm4751_gps_i2c_driver);
+}
+module_exit(bcm4751_gps_exit);
+
+MODULE_AUTHOR("Andrei Emeltchenko, Yuri Zaporozhets");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("BCM4751 GPS driver");
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/include/linux/i2c/bcm4751-gps.h b/include/linux/i2c/bcm4751-gps.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69834b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/i2c/bcm4751-gps.h
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/*
+ * @file include/linux/i2c/bcm4751-gps.h
+ *
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2010 Nokia Corporation
+ * Contact Matti Aaltonen, matti.j....@nokia.com
+ *
+ * Written by Andrei Emeltchenko <andrei.em...@nokia.com>
+ * Modified by Yuri Zaporozhets <ext-yuri.z...@nokia.com>
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+ * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 as published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
+ * WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
+ * General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA
+ * 02110-1301 USA
+ */
+
+#ifndef _LINUX_I2C_BCM4751_GPS_H
+#define _LINUX_I2C_BCM4751_GPS_H
+
+/* Max packet sizes for RX and TX */
+#define BCM4751_MAX_BINPKT_RX_LEN 64
+#define BCM4751_MAX_BINPKT_TX_LEN 64
+
+/* Plaform data, used by the board support file */
+struct bcm4751_gps_platform_data {
+ int gps_gpio_irq;
+ int gps_gpio_enable;
+ int gps_gpio_wakeup;
+ int (*setup)(struct i2c_client *client);
+ void (*cleanup)(struct i2c_client *client);
+ void (*enable)(struct i2c_client *client);
+ void (*disable)(struct i2c_client *client);
+ void (*wakeup_ctrl)(struct i2c_client *client, int value);
+ int (*show_irq)(struct i2c_client *client);
+};
+
+/* Used internally by the driver */
+struct bcm4751_gps_data {
+ struct i2c_client *client;
+ struct bcm4751_gps_platform_data *pdata;
+ struct mutex mutex; /* Serialize things */
+ struct regulator_bulk_data regs[2];
+ unsigned int gpio_irq;
+ unsigned int gpio_enable;
+ unsigned int gpio_wakeup;
+ int enable;
+ int wakeup;
+};
+
+#endif
--
1.6.1.3
Pavel Machek
> Driver for Broadcom BCM4751 GPS chip.
Uhuh. Tell us more... like what's the interface to userspace? NMEA
data over char device?
Pavel
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Matti J. Aaltonen
On Wed, 2010-08-25 at 08:07 +0200, ext Pavel Machek wrote:
> On Mon 2010-08-23 17:00:26, Matti J. Aaltonen wrote:
> > Driver for Broadcom BCM4751 GPS chip.
>
>
> Uhuh. Tell us more... like what's the interface to userspace? NMEA
> data over char device?
> Pavel
The interface to user space is MEIF data over a char device. Something
about MEIF can be found at
Best Regards,
Matti A.
Pavel Machek
> Hello.
>
> On Wed, 2010-08-25 at 08:07 +0200, ext Pavel Machek wrote:
> > On Mon 2010-08-23 17:00:26, Matti J. Aaltonen wrote:
> > > Driver for Broadcom BCM4751 GPS chip.
> >
> >
> > Uhuh. Tell us more... like what's the interface to userspace? NMEA
> > data over char device?
>
> about MEIF can be found at
>
> http://www.forum.nokia.com/info/sw.nokia.com/id/b265d3aa-8198-4eb0-a0e3-077748ccea40/MEIF_Specification_License.pdf.html
>
Umm, that contains some legaleese, but nothing useful...?
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Matti J. Aaltonen
> On Thu 2010-08-26 12:31:15, Matti J. Aaltonen wrote:
> > Hello.
> >
> > On Wed, 2010-08-25 at 08:07 +0200, ext Pavel Machek wrote:
> > > On Mon 2010-08-23 17:00:26, Matti J. Aaltonen wrote:
> > > > Driver for Broadcom BCM4751 GPS chip.
> > >
> > >
> > > Uhuh. Tell us more... like what's the interface to userspace? NMEA
> > > data over char device?
> >
> > The interface to user space is MEIF data over a char device. Something
> > about MEIF can be found at
> >
> > http://www.forum.nokia.com/info/sw.nokia.com/id/b265d3aa-8198-4eb0-a0e3-077748ccea40/MEIF_Specification_License.pdf.html
> >
>
> Umm, that contains some legaleese, but nothing useful...?
MEIF is a Nokia proprietary protocol. The link above points to a page,
which describes how you can get hold of the MEIF specification.
Regards,
Matti A.
Matti J. Aaltonen
On Mon, 2010-08-23 at 16:00 +0200, Aaltonen Matti.J (Nokia-MS/Tampere)
wrote:
> Driver for Broadcom BCM4751 GPS chip.
I sent this a while ago but didn't get any comments about the code. What
do you think should something be changed or is it ready to get accepted?
B.R.
Matti A.
Andy Isaacson
> On Mon, 2010-08-23 at 16:00 +0200, Aaltonen Matti.J (Nokia-MS/Tampere)
> wrote:
> > Driver for Broadcom BCM4751 GPS chip.
>
> I sent this a while ago but didn't get any comments about the code. What
> do you think should something be changed or is it ready to get accepted?
It's unlikely to get merged if there's no public documentation of the
protocol it exposes, and no free codebase using the interface.
-andy
Matti J. Aaltonen
> On Fri, Sep 03, 2010 at 02:07:27PM +0300, Matti J. Aaltonen wrote:
> > On Mon, 2010-08-23 at 16:00 +0200, Aaltonen Matti.J (Nokia-MS/Tampere)
> > wrote:
> > > Driver for Broadcom BCM4751 GPS chip.
> >
> > I sent this a while ago but didn't get any comments about the code. What
> > do you think should something be changed or is it ready to get accepted?
>
> It's unlikely to get merged if there's no public documentation of the
> protocol it exposes, and no free codebase using the interface.
OK... I'll just mention once again that it's possible to get the
specification for free after signing a contract with Nokia. (See:
http://www.forum.nokia.com/info/sw.nokia.com/id/b265d3aa-8198-4eb0-a0e3-077748ccea40/MEIF_Specification_License.pdf.html)
Thank You
Matti Aaltonen
Andy Isaacson
> On Fri, 2010-09-10 at 20:59 +0200, ext Andy Isaacson wrote:
> > On Fri, Sep 03, 2010 at 02:07:27PM +0300, Matti J. Aaltonen wrote:
> > > On Mon, 2010-08-23 at 16:00 +0200, Aaltonen Matti.J (Nokia-MS/Tampere)
> > > wrote:
> > > > Driver for Broadcom BCM4751 GPS chip.
> > >
> > > I sent this a while ago but didn't get any comments about the code. What
> > > do you think should something be changed or is it ready to get accepted?
> >
> > It's unlikely to get merged if there's no public documentation of the
> > protocol it exposes, and no free codebase using the interface.
>
> OK... I'll just mention once again that it's possible to get the
> specification for free after signing a contract with Nokia. (See:
> http://www.forum.nokia.com/info/sw.nokia.com/id/b265d3aa-8198-4eb0-a0e3-077748ccea40/MEIF_Specification_License.pdf.html)
>
> Thank You
> Matti Aaltonen
Thanks for the link, Matti. I unfortunately don't have time to
negotiate a legal contract with a large company, verify that the
contract does not restrict my ability to implement competing products,
write a libre implementation of a client for the API, and publish it.
If you'd like to see this driver merged, please have Nokia freely
publish a specification and a libre client -- or at the very least, an
unobfuscated libre client that can be used by kernel developers to
verify that future changes to the driver do not break the users.
For example, extending gpsd to understand your proprietary protocol
would be a good start. http://gpsd.berlios.de/
Thanks,
-andy
Pavel Machek
> On Fri, 2010-09-10 at 20:59 +0200, ext Andy Isaacson wrote:
> > On Fri, Sep 03, 2010 at 02:07:27PM +0300, Matti J. Aaltonen wrote:
> > > On Mon, 2010-08-23 at 16:00 +0200, Aaltonen Matti.J (Nokia-MS/Tampere)
> > > wrote:
> > > > Driver for Broadcom BCM4751 GPS chip.
> > >
> > > I sent this a while ago but didn't get any comments about the code. What
> > > do you think should something be changed or is it ready to get accepted?
> >
> > It's unlikely to get merged if there's no public documentation of the
> > protocol it exposes, and no free codebase using the interface.
>
> OK... I'll just mention once again that it's possible to get the
> specification for free after signing a contract with Nokia. (See:
And you can get review comments after signing contract with me.
Andy said it nicely in the other mail. No undocumented kernel
interfaces please.
Pavel
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