rotary_dial_kmod
Hardware
linux kernel driver
SHOW HN2025
337points
49comments
#145of 3,837 in 2025
Top 4%of 2025 by points
How HN took it
QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project
1 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 4 comments about the project.
Execution: 1 for, 0 against
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What people liked
Minimal driver implementation shows how little code a driver needs
From 1 comment
Very nice! I love these minimal driver implementations. It shows off how little actual code you need for a driver (but also how many flags and kernel methods you need to know…
jeroenhd on HN
Requests
Write up the Rust reimplementation attempt and setbacks
From 1 comment
Very nice! I love these minimal driver implementations. It shows off how little actual code you need for a driver (but also how many flags and kernel methods you need to know…
jeroenhd on HN
Questions
Whether the Rust reimplementation will become feasible
From 1 comment
Unfortunately only a handful of subystem APIs have Rust bindings right now, so I did not get far enough to write up anything meaningful. Maybe next year support has matured to…
sephalon on HN
Alternatives named
ESP32 based bluetooth rotary dial projects
From 1 comment
Nice one! Using an ESP32 is a much more economical choice these days, but well, I really wanted to write a Linux kernel driver ;-)
sephalon on HN