Re: [android-kernel] to develop loadable kernel modules in android and access them from user space

2014-07-09 Thread Kanishka Ariyapala
I am explaining from bottom up: Create the kernel module (compile it with the kernel source running on the device you plan to run the module) . Use IOCTL to call from user space to kernel. (Write a C loadable library which does the IOCTL calling). Then from java you can use JNI to call this C libra

Re: [android-kernel] NDK belong to which layer

2012-11-17 Thread Kanishka Ariyapala
C A510e > > - Reply message - > 发件人: "Kanishka Ariyapala" > 收件人: > 主题: [android-kernel] NDK belong to which layer > 日期: 周日, 11 月 18 日, 2012 年 12:32 下午 > > > I have an NDK developed part in an application. To which layer of Android > dose it belong? A

[android-kernel] NDK belong to which layer

2012-11-17 Thread Kanishka Ariyapala
I have an NDK developed part in an application. To which layer of Android dose it belong? Application or Libraries.. (Application, Application Framework, Libraries, Kernel) -- unsubscribe: android-kernel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-kernel

[android-kernel] Cgroups and Priority

2012-09-19 Thread Kanishka Ariyapala
Android is using two cgroups for back ground and foreground processors. Normally the foreground processes run at default priority and the background processes run at background priority (10) . How dose android switch processes between groups? or how dose android add a background process in to the b

Re: [android-kernel] Re: Scheduler benchmarking

2012-09-04 Thread kanishka
Thanks i'll try it.. On Tuesday, September 4, 2012 10:18:30 PM UTC+5:30, mpchap wrote: > > Lmbench > > Sent from my Windows Phone > ------ > From: kanishka > Sent: 04-09-2012 21:07 > To: android...@googlegroups.com > Subject: [android-ke

[android-kernel] Re: Scheduler benchmarking

2012-09-04 Thread kanishka
I was able to cross compile Interbench to ARM.. however when running it on emulator give an error and wont execute.. Dose anyone know some other bench making mechanism for ARM? On Tuesday, September 4, 2012 2:32:20 PM UTC+5:30, kanishka wrote: > > Hi, > > Is there a way to b

[android-kernel] Scheduler benchmarking

2012-09-04 Thread kanishka
Hi, Is there a way to benchmark the scheduler running in android? While googling came across a tool called "interbench" http://users.on.net/~ckolivas/interbench/, which can be used to benchmark the interactiveness of Linux. Are there such tools for android/ ARM? Thanks -- unsubscribe: androi

Re: [android-kernel] Meausre CPU usage after renice

2012-06-27 Thread Kanishka Ariyapala
#x27;s +10% CPU usage.*" ' Is this applicable to Android kernel? since I haven't calculated the CPU usage will it give a different result when changing the nice values? can any body give some ideas?? On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 1:09 PM, Kanishka Ariyapala wrote: > Looked in to the c

Re: [android-kernel] Meausre CPU usage after renice

2012-06-27 Thread Kanishka Ariyapala
could. > > Might be able to give a better answer if you explained a bit more about > your use case. > > ~Alex > > > On Wed, Jun 27, 2012 at 1:32 AM, Kanishka Ariyapala > wrote: > >> I looked in to the /proc//stat and it gives some use full >> inf

Re: [android-kernel] Meausre CPU usage after renice

2012-06-27 Thread Kanishka Ariyapala
cpu: 0 rt_priority: 0 policy: 0 # can any body give some ideas? On Tue, Jun 26, 2012 at 8:20 AM, kanishka wrote: > Hi all, > > I want to measure if there is any increase in CPU usage by a process after > issuing the renice command. top gives

[android-kernel] Re: Push ALSA Module to Linux Kernel

2012-06-26 Thread kanishka
I have pushed a module to the android emulator. In order for the module to work kernel module options must be enabled. Then the insmod module_name.ko will work. On Friday, June 8, 2012 12:53:05 AM UTC-7, James Wang wrote: > > I'm new to kernel development. I'm trying to push snd-usb-audio modul

Re: [android-kernel] Re: renice processes

2012-06-06 Thread Kanishka Ariyapala
>> I want to renice the value of a process depending on a sensor >> value(GPS), with out issuing the renice cmd. How can this be achieved? >> writing a kernel module? a shell script(are they possible??) >> >> Regards, >> Kanishka > > -- > unsubscribe: a

Re: [android-kernel] Configuring cgroups

2012-05-31 Thread Kanishka Ariyapala
t; On Thu, May 31, 2012 at 10:47 AM, Ken Chen wrote: > >> >> >> On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 3:56 AM, Kanishka Ariyapala < >> kanishka...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Thank you Ken for the reply. I created a cgroup under /dev/cpuctl and >>> added

Re: [android-kernel] Configuring cgroups

2012-05-30 Thread Kanishka Ariyapala
c by > default. You can create a sub-cpu cgroup under /dev/cpuctl, and control the > priorization of processes there as long as your process is granted with > CAP_SYS_NICE capability or running as root. > > Ken > > On Mon, May 28, 2012 at 6:55 AM, Kanishka Ariyapala > wrote:

Re: [android-kernel] Configuring cgroups

2012-05-28 Thread Kanishka Ariyapala
S_CTLR=y > CONFIG_CGROUP_MEM_RES_CTLR_SWAP=y > CONFIG_MM_OWNER=y > > Why is mount saying device busy? > > note: I was following the steps in the documentation(sched-design- > CFS.txt) > > Regards, > Kanishka > > -- > unsubscribe: android-kernel+unsubsc

Re: [android-kernel] implementing custom system calls

2012-05-13 Thread Kanishka Ariyapala
Hi, For testing I want to implement a system call. I was following this link, http://miguelaosorio.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=53:create-a-system-cal .. as it tells I added CALL(sys_test1) in goldfish/arch/arm/kernel calls.S #define __NR_test1 (__NR_SYSCALL_BASE+361) in gol

Re: [android-kernel] cannot make compiled kernel work in Emulator,anyone who meet the same problem?

2012-05-06 Thread Kanishka Ariyapala
Hi Tim, I am able to successfully compile the goldfish kernel for the emulator. Here is the link I follow. http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1809774/android-kernel-compile-and-test-with-android-emulator Regards, Kanishka On Fri, May 4, 2012 at 10:20 AM, Tim Bird wrote: > Thanks. I'

Re: [android-kernel] Accelerometer Access at kernel level

2012-04-25 Thread Kanishka Ariyapala
dio HAL > but I am no expert on this to comment here :-( > > On Tue, Apr 24, 2012 at 10:25 PM, Kanishka Ariyapala > wrote: > >> Thanks Durga, >> >> Do you know any good reference material for sysfs? so I can get start >> on it. I am new to device drivers. Also

Re: [android-kernel] Re: Android Scheduler

2012-04-25 Thread Kanishka Ariyapala
kernel, you need to use printk to print data structures, process flow etc, rty? have you used it or do u have any idea? or any other way of achieving this? Regards, Kanishka On 4/24/12, Tsai Gaggery wrote: > I think it may not reasonable to do this, because you have to make > sure the proces

Re: [android-kernel] Re: Android Scheduler

2012-04-25 Thread Kanishka Ariyapala
t is not that simple because a have initialize data structures(like task_struct) and then to be put in to the rbtree. Also to make it the left most node as far as possible. In your opinion how do you think I should proceed? Regards, Kanishka On 4/24/12, Tim Bird wrote: > On 04/24/2012 10:12

Re: [android-kernel] Re: Android Scheduler

2012-04-24 Thread Kanishka Ariyapala
Falcone wrote: > Hi Kanishka, > > Thanks Deborah, >> >> What are these five files - sched.c, sched.h, sched_fair.c ?? >> >> > I read part of Android source code and I find notice about scheduler > in *sched.h, > sched_policy.h, sched_policy.c*! > > file

Re: [android-kernel] Re: Android Scheduler

2012-04-24 Thread Kanishka Ariyapala
Hi Gaggery, Thanks for the reply. Sori for the miss understanding. init.rc won't work I guess. I want some thing done at the kernel level(scheduler) I mean like telling the scheduler about a process and the scheduler adding it to the red-black tree of the CFS. Regards, Kanishka On 4/23/12,

Re: [android-kernel] Accelerometer Access at kernel level

2012-04-24 Thread Kanishka Ariyapala
the noise level, or is it different? Thank you, Regards, Kanishka On 4/23/12, Durgadoss Ramanathan wrote: > Hi, > I have written a couple of Accelerometer drivers, where the properties are > exposed > via a Sysfs interface. So, you would want to figure out the sysfs paths &

Re: [android-kernel] Accelerometer Access at kernel level

2012-04-24 Thread Kanishka Ariyapala
to any reference material? What I need is to access the accelerometer and read the value but it must not block the android sensor API either. Regards, Kanishka On 4/23/12, Kolja Dummann wrote: > Depending on the driver for the accelerometer. Most act like a input device > and will po

Re: [android-kernel] Understanding Kernel patches - Beginners Level

2011-03-25 Thread Kanishka Dutta
thank you for the response. -- unsubscribe: android-kernel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com website: http://groups.google.com/group/android-kernel

[android-kernel] Understanding Kernel patches - Beginners Level

2011-03-14 Thread Kanishka Dutta
Hello everyone, I am new to this. Can any1 please help me with the links or the documentation where I get the list of the patches added to the versions of kernel? I am trying to learn how to browse the patches and its integration techniques. Please help. Regards, Kanishka Dutta