assembly code in the loadable kernel module

2007-04-27 Thread Parav K Pandit
Hi, I have written one function in assembly for my kernel module. Function is in module3.s file. I have added the module3.o file in the object list in the Makefile. But it shows compile time warning and following output. What do I need to do to compile assembly code in my kernel module. CC [M]

RE: Sleeping thread not receive signal until it wakes up

2007-03-08 Thread Parav K Pandit
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Luong Ngo Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 8:54 AM To: Robert Hancock Cc: linux-kernel; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Sleeping thread not receive signal until it wakes up On 3/8/07, Robert Hancock <[EMAIL PROTEC

Locking function (interrupt handler) in the L1/L2 cache

2007-03-07 Thread Parav K Pandit
Hi, I have MPC8548 Linux based firewall which will mostly do packet processing for 80% time. So obviously most of the time it will RX and TX packets through gianfar Ethernet driver. I want to lock my interrupt handler of this driver in the L1 cache. 1. Are there any kernel APIs to lock any funct