Re: [android-kernel] How to map user space buffers into kernel space

2010-09-02 Thread Rene Gonzalez
2010/9/2 Greg KH > On Wed, Sep 1, 2010 at 8:29 PM, Rene Gonzalez > wrote: > > Hi All, > > > > I want to map an user space buffer from an application into kernel > space... > > Why? What type of driver is this? > Well this intended to be procfs driver t

[android-kernel] How to map user space buffers into kernel space

2010-09-01 Thread Rene Gonzalez
Hi All, I want to map an user space buffer from an application into kernel space... Since this buffer is defined in the app domain I want to keep it and avoid to mapping kernel buffer to be used by this application. So if any one of you can point me to any documentation that helps to do it I'll

[android-kernel] Fwd: Linking troubles for modules.

2009-06-12 Thread Rene Gonzalez
Of course the function is defined in serial_core.c: Again, thank you. -- Forwarded message -- From: Rene Gonzalez Date: 2009/6/12 Subject: Linking troubles for modules. To: android-kernel@googlegroups.com Hi guys/banda, I've been working with the "tty_driver&qu

[android-kernel] Linking troubles for modules.

2009-06-12 Thread Rene Gonzalez
Hi guys/banda, I've been working with the "tty_driver" and "cosole" constructions (structs) as framework, and when the driver that uses them is compiled to be part of the kernel there is no problem; but compiled as module there is linking error, The function in troubles is defined in: static st

[android-kernel] Troubles on running Android.

2009-01-06 Thread Rene Gonzalez
Hey guys, I got in trouble after compiling the Android kernel and file system; on minicom shows me the next error: <4>Warning: unable to open an initial console. Warning: unable to open an initial console. <4>Failed to execute /init. Attempting defaults... Failed to execute /init. Attemptin

[android-kernel] Help to getting stated with Linux kernel

2008-12-03 Thread Rene Gonzalez
Hi guys I'm a beginner in Android and Linux kernel. As an entry point to Android first of all I have to deal with the Linux kernel so one of the first tasks that I have to do is a simple driver runnable or configurable as module or embedded into the kernel (this configuration has been done within