RE: starting function for kernel process

2008-03-31 Thread Rajat Jain
Hi, >> As for every program there will be start function( ie main). >> What is the starting function for kerenl process , ie similarly >> main(). >> Do you mean the entry point for the kernel image (The first instruction that gets executed)? That will be in architecture specific, will be w

Re: starting function for kernel process

2008-03-30 Thread ravikumar
Mulyadi Santosa wrote: Hi On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 12:02 PM, ravikumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi all, As for every program there will be start function( ie main). What is the starting function for kerenl process , ie similarly main(). other than start_kernel() ... you should be

Re: starting function for kernel process

2008-03-30 Thread sahlot arvind
True. but I think before start_kernel what comes into picture lies in head.S. Of course it is arch specific. Thus the actual start up code is in head.S - for i386 it is arch/i386/kernel/head.S for ARM it is arch/arm/kernel/head.S AFAIK from there onwards control jumps to start_kernel () in init/

Re: starting function for kernel process

2008-03-30 Thread Manish Katiyar
On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 10:32 AM, ravikumar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi all, > As for every program there will be start function( ie main). > What is the starting function for kerenl process , ie similarly main(). > Hi, I guess it is start_kernel(), this is where the initial kernel comm

starting function for kernel process

2008-03-30 Thread ravikumar
Hi all, As for every program there will be start function( ie main). What is the starting function for kerenl process , ie similarly main(). Regards, Ravikumar -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please read the FAQ at http://ker