Kernel parameter "memmap="

2015-07-09 Thread David kiarie
Am trying to reserve memory using the kernel parameter "memmap=66M$0x3b00" on Qemu but it happens that the kernel does not boot. I get a panic with the error : kernel not syncing: Out of memory and not killable processes Is there something I am missing ?Should I use some options when buildin

/sys documentation

2014-07-31 Thread David kiarie
Hi there, Is it possible I could get documentation for the information in /sys somewhere?I understand libudev reads from /sys and would like to have some good knowledge about /sys before I use libudev in an application. Cheers, David. ___ Kernelnewbies

Re: Help with flame wars

2014-07-23 Thread David kiarie
Could we have a look at this patches?somewhere? On Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 7:37 AM, Nick Krause wrote: > As a new kernel developer I seem to have sent out some bad patches and > the other developers > are stating I should stop working on the kernel and learn C , even > though I known it. I would lik

Re: GSoc

2014-02-03 Thread David kiarie
Thanks. I like the 'Archive built with Asan' project on the debian page On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 10:07 AM, Saket Sinha wrote: > Check for the Linux based Organizations on Melagne from previous > years. They have staeted making GSOC2014 ides pages. For eg; > > > Debian > https://wiki.debian.org/Sum

GSoc

2014-02-03 Thread David kiarie
Hi everybody. I am College student and I happen to be following a couple of open-source mailing lists.I have noted that threads related to the GSoc projects have come up again. Now could anyone have any ideas on some nice GSoc Projects for Linux? ___ Ker

Re: Rebuild a changed kernel quickly with make?

2013-07-04 Thread David kiarie
On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 9:53 AM, Warlich, Christof < christof.warl...@siemens.com> wrote: > > When I change something in the kernel and just hit make from toplevel > > dir, it always compiles everything again, no matter if it wasn't changed > > at all in the meantime. > > I thought make should be a

makefile

2013-07-02 Thread David kiarie
Hi everybody, I currently started learning how to write Linux drivers.I am following Linux Device Drivers Third Edition. I have everything set right but the makefile provided seem not to work.I am familiar with makefiles but the kernel build system confuses me Here is the makefile: # If KERNELRELE