Re: Random number generator in Linux kernel

I think ur idea of generating a random number with a seed will not be effective. The kernel comes up with true random number generation by using the random interaction of device drivers with the kernel. I think that will be more effective than ur logic. It provides true randomness and it av

problem in adding a new element to task_struct

I want to add a linked list member(list_head) to the task_struct data structure in kernel 2.4.28 for my personal work. When I added them without initializing them in INIT_TASK, no problem occurred. But when I initialized the linked list member using LIST_INIT_HEAD the kernel stops in POSIX ini

Is there any list like this for Linux system administration?

Hello everyone, Is there any mailing list like this for Linux system administration? Plz help me regarding this? Thanks and Regards, selva __ Do you Yahoo!? Meet the all-new My Yahoo! - Try it today! http://my.yahoo.com - To unsubscribe

Kernel oops on integrating a module with obj-y option

Hello everyone, I am using Fedora core 1. I am doing my project in the linux kernel 2.4.28. In my project, I am intercepting system calls. I am doing all these things from a module. Now, I installed this module with the main kernel and I found it working nice when I used 'modprobe

Error : kernel error when obj-m is replaced with obj-y

Hi, I included my module into the main kernel object file by modifying the top Makefile i.e obj-y magic. Now, when I reboot the system the module works. But in the new hardware detection phase, X server and other applications failed. The kernel prompted to repair the file system and to reboot t

mkinitrd with module halts the kernel

I used mkinitrd along with the 'with' option to create the initrd image along with my module. My module intercepts read and write system calls. I am using kernel 2.4.28. Now, when the kernel boots, it hangs up and prompts for checking the disk. It never proceeds to the next stage. How can I

Help Regarding putting my module into the kernel

Hello linux-experts, I am intercepting a few syscalls in kernel 2.4.28. My module name is rsched.c. To put it in the kernel, I created a new subdirectory with the name rsched under /linux-2.4.28 source directory. I created the Makefile for it. I included the rsched subdirectory in the list of

System calls effect after booting phase ??

--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Possibility 1: > Load them from an initrd image while booting. If > you're already > using an initrd, and this is "early enough", you > just need to put the > module into the initrd, and make sure the /linuxrc > or whatever script > does an insmod for it. This has

Finding inode removal

Hello linux-experts, while executing pipe syscall, same inode is used for both reading and writing. Now, if all processes accessing the inode have terminated, the inode will be removed. Now I am recording inode information in my own structure in a kernel module by intercepting syscalls. If the

2.4 scheduler with O(1) scheduler

Hello linux-experts, From which kernel series onwards O(1) scheduler was incorporated into linux? I want a 2.4.x kernel with O(1) scheduler. But I downloaded 2.4.28 scheduler from kernel.org. It was the latest one in the list in the 2.4.x series. But it misses O(1) scheduler. Where can I get a 2