[Etherlab-users] ethercat master kernel version

[Dr.-Ing. Wilhelm Hagemeister]

Hallo Vincent,

depending on the used Ethernet device the "original" EtherCAT master
run's under recent kernels.

If one uses the generic NIC-driver any recent kernel should be
supported. For other NIC interfaces have a look in the "devices"
directory. There you will find the patched NIC modules for the different
kernel versions.

Best regard Wilhelm

Am 09.03.21 um 16:13 schrieb BUSSIERES Vincent:
> Dear Etherlab users,
> 
>  
> 
> I have developed a software which uses Gavin etherlab master patchset
> 20190904. This software currently runs on a debian 10.8 with kernel 4.19.
> 
> I’d like to change my linux distribution for a more recent one, like
> Ubuntu 20.04 with kernel 5.8 or later with a Debian 11.
> 
>  
> 
> Ethercat documentation specifies that ethercat master is designed as a
> kernel module for Linux 2.6 / 3.x.
> 
> Could you tell me if this still right, or may I use Ethercat master with
> recent kernels ?
>