[ECOS] how does eCos work on Linux

[Mukund JB.]

Hi andrew,

Thanks for the valuable info.
Ok, if that is the case, the eCos will have its drivers too.right?

I was planning to use the following Linux BSP in my device found in the
ARM site.
	cirrus-arm-linux-1.4.3.tar

Then I found that this BSP has a eCos Operating system in it.
Why does a Linux BSP for EDB9307/12/15 need a eCos OS?
I mean is Linux using some features of eCos operating system to Support
the BSP?

Thanks for the help in advance.

Regards,
Mukund jampala





-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Lunn [mailto:andrew@lunn.ch] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2005 2:26 PM
To: Mukund JB.
Cc: wayneg@ananzi.co.za; ecos-discuss@ecos.sourceware.org
Subject: Re: [ECOS] how does eCos work on Linux

On Wed, Feb 23, 2005 at 10:49:18AM +0530, Mukund JB. wrote:
> Yes wayteq, 
> 
> That's ok. I mean why does a eCos OS require a linux OS to run. Is it
not capable of running on its own or to just provide a development
environment through Linux?
> 			Or
> Is it like eCos uses the Linux headers to the run?

eCos does not need anything from Linux. However, for
simulation/testing purposes it is possible to run eCos as a process on
a Linux machine. This is not the normal setup, you normally run it on
the bare metal.

        Andrew

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