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How to traverse the linked list of kernel modules
by amit mehta June 18, 2011

June 18, 2011

kernel modules are represented by the data structure(struct module) as defined in ~include/linux/module.h, and they seem to be connected by a doubly circular link list. Now suppose I want to access all the elements in this linked list of kernel modules(modules that show up in /proc/modules), then how should i go about doing this ? Regards, amit

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some defines I couldnt understand '_IOC_NONE 1U'
by Daniel Redway June 18, 2011

June 18, 2011

Hello I dont understand what means 'U' character. I found this defines in asm/ioctl.h file. Thanks #define _IOC_NONE 1U #define _IOC_READ 2U #define _IOC_WRITE 4U

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Build scatterlist covering a process' text segment?
by Arvid Brodin June 17, 2011

June 17, 2011

Hi, How do I build a scatterlist covering the text segment of a process? I have found (struct task_struct).mm->start_code and ->end_code, that gives the address (in some - unknown to me - address space) of the text segment. Since my try to convert these addresses to an sglist: sg_init_one(&sg, task->mm->start_code, <length>); failed miserably, I'm guessing these addresses need to be converted to some address space compatible with sg_init_one()/sg_set_buf() before use? (I probably need to search for pages containing these addresses?) Thanks, Arvid Brodin Enea Services Stockholm AB

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Regarding virtual address space of the kernel...
by Naman shekhar Mishra June 17, 2011

June 17, 2011

I've been trying to understand this for a while with little success so any help would be hugely appreciated... Suppose I have 512 MB of physical RAM available in the system. The top 1 GB part of the 4 GB virtual address space maps *directly* starting from the 0 physical address (mapped by kernel). (Question 1) **Doesn't that mean that the physical RAM is not enough to support this mapping (I mean, only 512 MB will be directly mapped be the kernel. Moreover, no physical space will be left for user space mapping)? And even if I have 1 GB of physical RAM installed, where would all the processes get mapping from since this this 1 GB will be mapped in the address space of the kernel? ** I read in a book: "The address space after PAGE OFFSET is reserved for the kernel and this is where the complete physical memory is mapped (eg. if a system has 64mb of RAM, it is mapped from PAGE OFFSET to PAGE OFFSET + 64mb)." (Question 2, somewhat related to Q1)**Does this mean that no physical memory is left to be mapped by user space virtual memory (i.e. if all physical memory is mapped by address above PAGE_OFFSET, what is mapped by address below PAGE_OFFSET)?** (Question 3)**Also, why can't all memory, (PAGE_OFFSET to PAGE_OFFSET + 1 GB) be mapped to this 64 MB. After all pages can be swapped out and new pages can be brought in. (Question 4)**Also, when we say that kernel can map 896 MB (ZONE_NORMAL), does this 896 MB refer to virtual space or physical space?** Little (ok, very) confused so kindly explain... Thank you.

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export and static?
by Gasparini Andrea June 17, 2011

June 17, 2011

Hi, is there a reason to have a symbol both static and exported through EXPORT_SYMBOL? If i'm not wrong, this way you can use it from a module, but not using in compiled files. am I right? Thanks, bye! -- - gaspa -

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Linux kernel thread model
by manish honap June 17, 2011

June 17, 2011

Hi all Can someone please tell me what is the threading model of linux kernel ? user space thread:kernel thread process - n:1 or m:n or 1:1 thanks and regards - Manish

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how to write a user space driver?
by 史星星 June 17, 2011

June 17, 2011

hello, i want to write a user space driver in linux,how to write?

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just a test
by 史星星(研六福州) June 17, 2011

June 17, 2011

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Re:
by Althaf June 16, 2011

June 16, 2011

Please add a subject when you post, kindly read RFC 1855. - /althaf k backer/

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Getting started with kernel sources [Was: No subject]
by Daniel Baluta June 16, 2011

June 16, 2011

On Thu, Jun 16, 2011 at 2:41 PM, Venkateswarlu P <p.venkatesh551(a)gmail.com> wrote: > how to understand the kernerl source files in a simple way > > > what header files i have to understand first > > > for example to understand do_fork() function for process > creation which is defined in kernel/fork.c There's no shortcuts. :) Use dump_stack() in various places and check what functions are called. Also use lxr ([1]) for code browsing. Please add a relevant Subject description to your emails. thanks, Daniel. [1] http://lxr.linux.no/

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