Threads and the LDT (Intel-specific)?

2001-06-10 Thread Scott Long
I'm trying to do something a bit unorthodox: I want to share the address space between threads, but I want a certain region of the address space to be writeable only for a particular thread -- for all other threads this region is read-only. I've considered several approaches. I'll only go over

Linux OS boilerplate

2001-02-18 Thread Scott Long
I've been poring over the x86 boot code for a while now and I've been considering writing a FAQ on the boot process (mostly for my own use, but maybe others will be interested). This would include all relevant information on setting up the x86 hardware for a boot (timers, PIC, A20, protected mode,

(BUG) 3c509b and kernel 2.4.x

2001-02-20 Thread Lazarus Long
(I searched, but I have not seen this posted to the list before.) Non-modular support for 3Com EtherLinkIII cards, specifically the ISA 3c509b, worked fine in kernel 2.2.18. CONFIG_EL3=y What worked in kernel 2.2.18 does not work in kernel 2.4.1 however. http://groups.google.com (deja

Re: (BUG) 3c509b and kernel 2.4.x

2001-02-22 Thread Lazarus Long
In reply to message From: Lazarus Long <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: (BUG) 3c509b and kernel 2.4.x Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 12:13:59 -0800 (Replying to my own message. :-/ ) >Non-modular support for 3Com EtherLinkIII cards, specifically the ISA >3c509b, worked fine in k

Re: ncr53c8xx - DAT detection problem - 2.2.14-5

2001-05-11 Thread Nick Long
Geert, I have "CONFIG_CHR_DEV_ST=y" in my "/usr/src/linux/.config" file. Any ideas? - Original Message - From: "Geert Uytterhoeven" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "kernel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, May 11, 2001 12:45 AM Subject: Re: ncr53c8xx - DAT detection prob