Difference between user space drivers and kernel space drivers

[Andreas Platschek]

On 07/30/2012 05:30 AM, Manu Gupta wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> I have been trying to figure out the difference between user space
> drivers and kernel space drivers. I have a few questions
> 1. What are user space drivers?
> 2. How are they beneficial and when are they usually used?
>
>
>    
Hi!

This paper: https://www.osadl.org/fileadmin/dam/rtlws/12/Koch.pdf

answers both questions.

regards,
andi