Re: [ECOS] i386 TARGET network programming

[Jonathan Larmour <jlarmour at redhat dot com>]

"Trenton D. Adams" wrote:
> 
>   >
>   > > Is there anyway of getting eCos to query the drivers in linux for
>   > > network capability?  If so, I imagine it would be a lot of work
> right?
>   >
>   > Ummm... given they are completely different OS's, I don't really
> know
>   > what
>   > you mean here. This isn't the synthetic target if that's what you're
>   > thinking about.
>   >
> 
> >From what I understand, don't eCos PC target programs run directly as
> native Linux executables running an eCos OS which call on the Linux
> kernel for various aspects of the eCos kernel?

That's the "synthetic Linux" target. The (real) PC target is a proper port
to PCs, which you can boot off a floppy, or with the right support, even
program into flash.

>  I was sure I read that
> somewhere.   If so, can't a network driver be written that will do a
> similar thing to gain access to all possible network card drivers under
> linux?

Yes, but only the synthetic linux target :).

Jifl
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