Re: origin of __tmp1930643048 network device name: kernel-space or user-space

2007-09-07 Thread davide rossetti
> > I'm assuming you're running some sort of Fedora/RHEL/ > > derivative; this is what you get when you have a device that starts > > out named ethX, but which needed to be renamed so that an already > > configured ethX could be changed to that name. > > yes, it's FC6. > > > For the new device, eit

Re: origin of __tmp1930643048 network device name: kernel-space or user-space

2007-09-06 Thread davide rossetti
On 9/6/07, Bill Nottingham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jan Engelhardt ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) said: > > >dear all, > > >I'm trying to track down a problem on a Sun V40Z server with 4 network > > >devices grabbing random ethX device names. now, trying to force the > > >device names to what I want, I go

origin of __tmp1930643048 network device name: kernel-space or user-space

2007-09-04 Thread davide rossetti
dear all, I'm trying to track down a problem on a Sun V40Z server with 4 network devices grabbing random ethX device names. now, trying to force the device names to what I want, I got a __tmpX form of device name, which I think is a half-configured device... but which piece of software is to bl

Re: Delay in a tasklet.

2005-03-30 Thread Davide Rossetti
Bouchard, Sebastien wrote: Hi, I'm in the process of writing a linux driver and I have a question in regards to tasklet : Is it ok to have large delay "udelay(1000);" in the tasklet? If not, what should I do? Please send the answer to me personally (I'm not subscribe to the mailling list) : I'

rmmod while module is in use

2005-02-17 Thread Davide Rossetti
maybe RTFM... a module: - char device driver for.. - a PCI device any clue as to how to protect from module unloading while there is still some process opening it??? have I to sleep in the remove_one() pci driver function till last process closes its file descriptor??? static void __devexit aped

workqueues and schedule()

2005-02-16 Thread Davide Rossetti
I'm authoring a (GPL) driver for a custom 3D network card. on calling some polling functions from within a workqueue, I'm getting lockups... sysrq-p got it clear I have a workqueue thread down into schedule_timeout(). is considered polite to call schedule ? is in_softirq() capable to diff work