how to get chance for user space process even when the kernel is utilizing 100% CPU.

2008-02-01 Thread veerasena reddy
Hi, I have a requirement where i need to execute a user process even when the kernel is utilizing 100% of CPU time. Actual scenario is as below: i have a device on my board. this device keeps generating regular (for every 2secs) messages for a user process. the user process has to poll on the d

how to get chance for user space process even when the kernel is utilizing 100% CPU.

2008-02-01 Thread veerasena reddy
Hi, I have a requirement where i need to execute a user process even when the kernel is utilizing 100% of CPU time. Actual scenario is as below: i have a device on my board. this device keeps generating regular (for every 2secs) messages for a user process. the user process has to poll on the d

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2008-02-01 Thread veerasena reddy
Hi, I have a requirement where i need to execute a user process even when the kernel is utilizing 100% of CPU time. Actual scenario is as below: I have a device on my board. this device keeps generating regular (for every 2secs) messages for a user process. the user process has to poll on the d

Re: linux cache routines for Write-back cache policy on MIPS24KE

2007-10-02 Thread veerasena reddy
hi Geert, here i mean 'flush' is 'write-back only' Regards, Veerasena. --- Geert Uytterhoeven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, 1 Oct 2007, veerasena reddy wrote: > > In linux-2.6.18 (for MIPS24KE processor): > > suppose if i want to do flu

Re: linux cache routines for Write-back cache policy on MIPS24KE

2007-10-03 Thread veerasena reddy
wrote: > On Mon, 1 Oct 2007, veerasena reddy wrote: > > I have ported Linux-2.6.18 kernel on MIPS24KE > > processor. I am using write back cache policy. > > > > Could you please guide me under what cases the > below > > cache API's are being used: > &

unresoved symbol _gp_disp

2007-10-04 Thread veerasena reddy
Hi, I am using buildroot to build toolchain (GCC ver 3.4.3, binutil-1.15 and ucLibc-0.9.28, linux-2.6.18 kernel) for MIPS processor with soft float option enabled. I have written a loadble module ( which gets complied along with kernel) which does some floating point operation. When i try to

Re: linux cache routines for Write-back cache policy on MIPS24KE

2007-10-08 Thread veerasena reddy
gt; wrote: > On Mon, Oct 01, 2007 at 01:10:59PM +0100, veerasena > reddy wrote: > > > Is there any problem if we use the below API's in > > linxu-2.6.18 > > - dma_cache_wback_inv() > > - dma_cache_wback() > > - dma_cache_inv() > > >

porting KGDB onto MIPS24K processor running linux-2.6.18.8

2007-10-31 Thread veerasena reddy
Hi, I would like to port KGDB on MIPS24K target processor which is running linux-2.6.18.8 kernel. Could you please guide me, where can I get the appropriate KGDB patch for 2.6.18.8 kernel? Thanks in advance. Regards, Veerasena. 5, 50, 500, 5000 - Store N number of mails in your inbox.

Intel Strataflash P30

2007-07-23 Thread veerasena reddy
Hi, Does Linux-2.6.12 or linux-2.6.18 has MTD flash device support for "Intel Strataflash P30" device? I appreciate your early response. Thanks in Advance. Regards, Veerasena. Get the freedom to save as many mails as you wish. To know how, go to http://help.yahoo.com/l/in/yahoo/mail/ya

how to use TLB to prevent Linux accessing a particular memory region

2007-10-16 Thread veerasena reddy
Hi, I have a board, which has two processors ( one is MIPS on which Linux-2.6.18 kernel runs and another is DSP based processor) and 32MB DDR. Out of 32MB of DDR 8MB is reserved for use by DSP processor. But the MIPS processor downloads firmware into this reserved memory for the DSP. Now, is it

Linux-2.6.18.8 compilation errors with GCC-4.2.1 and binutils-2.17 on MIPS

2007-10-17 Thread veerasena reddy
Hi, I tried to compile Linux-2.6.18.8 for MIPS24KE processor using cross-compiler built from gcc-4.2.1, binutils-2.17 and uClibc-0.9.27. But, the compilation failed with below error message ("mips-linux-ld: final link failed: Bad value"): mips-linux-gcc -Wp,-MD,dri

NPTL support

2007-11-01 Thread veerasena reddy
Hi, I am trying to build the toolchain for MIPS processor using buildroot. I am using gcc version of 3.4.3, binutils-2.15, uclibc-0.9.28 and linux-2.6.18.8 kernel. Basically i need to enable NPTL feature support in my toolchain. does uclibc-0.9.28 has the support for NPTL? If not, how can i get

Re: NPTL support

2007-11-05 Thread veerasena reddy
& Regards, Veerasena. - Original Message From: Markus Gothe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: veerasena reddy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; linux-mips <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; linux-kernel.org ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, 2 November, 2007 6:01:41 PM Subject: Re

problem with starting an application daemon from rcS script in case of lnux-2.6.18 kernel version.

2006-12-26 Thread veerasena reddy
Hi, I wrote a small appication "test_shell" and started the same as a background process ("test_shell&") from "rcS" script to print a message "This is to test the shell for daemon processes" on console for every ten seconds. For this, the rcS script contains the below command: "test_shell &" I h

linux cache routines for Write-back cache policy on MIPS24KE

2007-10-01 Thread veerasena reddy
Hi, I have ported Linux-2.6.18 kernel on MIPS24KE processor. I am using write back cache policy. Could you please guide me under what cases the below cache API's are being used: - dma_cache_wback_inv() : Could you explain what exactly this function does - dma_cache_wback() : This function write

Re: linux cache routines for Write-back cache policy on MIPS24KE

2007-10-01 Thread veerasena reddy
le <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Oct 01, 2007 at 10:04:32AM +0100, veerasena > reddy wrote: > > > I have ported Linux-2.6.18 kernel on MIPS24KE > > processor. I am using write back cache policy. > > > > Could you please guide me under what