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,

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, either add a

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

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 got a __tmpX

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

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

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) :

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'd

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

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

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

workqueues and schedule()

2005-02-16 Thread Davide Rossetti
environment I'm authoring a (GPL) driver for a custom 3D network card. /environment 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