[ECOS] Re: network device driver

[Grant Edwards <grante at visi dot com>]

In gmane.os.ecos.general, you wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I have some doubts I will list it out.
>
> 1. I read i some ecos discuss group that
> "network device driver for Redboot
>  is polled io, where as a full eCos device driver is interrupt
>  driven"
>
> So, What is difference bewteen network device driver for Red
> boot and full ecos device driver????

Redboot doesn't use interrupts, it polls the network driver.

A full eCos device driver may use interrupts (all of the ones
I've seen do). 

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