> Howdy,
>
> I am trying to write a new kernel mode joystick driver for linux. I tested
> my logic by first making a user mode driver and testing it.
>
> The problem I am facing is in communication with joystick from the kernel
> space.
>
>
> I use request region to gain acces to joystick port from kernel mode, as
> follows:
>
>
> if(request_region(BASEPORT,1,"Joystick")!=NULL)
> {
> printk("\nPort avilable");
> printk("\nyou read %d",inb(BASEPORT));
> }
>
> Then i use outb and inb functions to access port, and send back the
> joystick reading to the user application.
>
>
> The problem is sometimes the joystick read doesnt drop from 255, and thus
> I get no change in input values.
>
> I examined existing joystick driver code , and Mr.Pavlik do not use this
> approach. Can you tell mewhere I am wrong?
>
> Thanks,
> Vikas
> Texas A&M
>
>
>
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