Hi I have a Linux driver that I would like to use it Mac OS X. I know that the Mac OS X is based on BSD.
Should I try to port my driver to Mac OS X or should I rewrite it in Mac OS X using I/O Kit in C++?
The linux driver is for some PCI device.
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A:
This is really vague since it really depends on the details of code/hardware/skill(yours) but her is my thoughts on it.
It really depends on the quality of the existing code. If it's not really really bad I would try to port it first and then probably tweak it after I got it running. But if you think you could do a good/better job (perhaps because you are very familiar with the hardware) in a reasonable time you could write your own.
Nifle
2009-07-17 23:20:33
I'm afraid that I will spend too much time playing around with the differences between Linux and Mac OS X (Darwin), also I'm afraid that because the driver is Linux Oriented the maintenance will be a mess.
Baget
2009-07-18 11:14:09
It almost sounds as you have made up your mind :-)
Nifle
2009-07-18 20:48:18
a little bit, but I don't have any experience with porting to Mac OS that is why I'm asking
Baget
2009-07-20 06:11:07