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Discussion list for beginning (Linux) kernel programmers (Moderated)
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nlo.lists.kernelnewbies
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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- project "will interface multilingual messages * from all sources into a common communications network." * * The L.U.C.I.D. article gives numerous examples of non-criminal * information the system will register against everyones Universal * Biometrics Card...it will control the entire gamut of human activity,... more »
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Ski for huge page size !
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Hey all ! I am thinking to use ski simulator as I can get the ia64 (Itanium 2)simulated on ia32 archi....So can I use this product for the project related to huge page size ??? Will the problems related to huge pages such as swapping,IO,etc...will be covered if I use ski with 2.6 kernel image... more »
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How to boot 2.6 kernel using hp ski simulator ???
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Hey all ! I wanted to boot 2.6 kernel configured for ia64 architecture on ia32 archi using hp ski simulator ! But I failed to do so ! I followed the following steps: 1) I used 'make ARCH=ia64 menuconfig' to configure and followed the steps to get kernel image of version 2.6 ! I also selected the generic... more »
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Question about `timer base'
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Hi, all When I reading the Cascading Timer Wheel code, I found there is a `base' field and so does in hrtimers. struct timer_list { struct list_head entry; unsigned long expires; void (*function)(unsigned long); unsigned long data;... more »
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likely/unlikely macro
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Hi, Can someone please tell me the cases in which we can use likely() and unlikely() macros ? I think this optimization is at the cost of the correctness of code handling. thanks -Manoj
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ext3 file system
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Hi, I am studying ext3 file system. Can anybody tell me any small project based on ext3 file system so that i can add a module and work on some enhancement to ext3 file system. Thanks in advance, Deepak ------------------------------ --- All New Yahoo! Mail – Tired of Vi@gr@! come-ons? Let our SpamGuard protect you.... more »
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__clear_user() and kernel memory
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Hi all! I have looking for information about to use __clear_user after allow memory from kernel space with kmalloc, and I have found exactly the same question: [link] However there isn't answer. Can anybody help me, please? Thanks in advance.... more »
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doubt about linear_ctr
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Hi all, ...Well, I am trying to get the information printed from the bio structure, when the control comes to linear_ctr. I found that the control comes to linear_ctr twice. I have customized the linear_ctr and have re-compiled the kernel. Why is that so ? Why two times ?
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