Re: [Acpi] Re: ACPI fundamental locking problems

2001-07-07 Thread Mike Touloumtzis
On Sat, Jul 07, 2001 at 11:53:29PM +0200, Jamie Lokier wrote: > Mike Touloumtzis wrote: > > > > Would it be possible to use a cramfs image in vmlinux (i.e. real > > filesystem image, not an in-kernel-structures fs like ramfs), and map > > it directly from the kernel

Re: [Acpi] Re: ACPI fundamental locking problems

2001-07-07 Thread Mike Touloumtzis
On Sat, Jul 07, 2001 at 07:34:38AM -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote: > Eugene Crosser wrote: > > > > Doesn't the approach "treat a chunk of data built into bzImage as > > populated ramfs" look cleaner? No need to fiddle with tar format, > > no copying data from place to place. > > So tell me, how do yo

Re: Journaling: Surviving or allowing unclean shutdown?

2001-01-05 Thread Mike Touloumtzis
On Thu, Jan 04, 2001 at 06:11:11PM +, Alan Cox wrote: > > in an enbedded device you can > > 1. setup the power switch so it doesn't actually turn things off (it > > issues the shutdown command instead) > > Costs too much money Many newer cell phones, even low spec ones, will have a software

Re: Linux kernel modules development in C++

2000-09-27 Thread Mike Touloumtzis
On Thu, Sep 28, 2000 at 02:30:00AM +0200, Igmar Palsenberg wrote: > > > Again, you don't need to use exception handling in order to use C++. > > None of my C++ drivers use exception handling, and they don't need > > to. > > You implement C++, or you don't. I hate things only partially > implement

Re: Linux kernel modules development in C++

2000-09-27 Thread Mike Touloumtzis
On Wed, Sep 27, 2000 at 04:14:39PM -0500, Timur Tabi wrote: > > I don't think any OS supports exception handling in a driver. It > wouldn't make much sense, since there's no way for a driver to really > "exit" (which is the ultimate destination of the exception). > > By the way, new and delete ar

Re: Russell King forks ARM Linux.u

2000-09-27 Thread Mike Touloumtzis
On Wed, Sep 27, 2000 at 06:03:30PM -0400, George France wrote: > > Please also read Mike Touloumtzis [[EMAIL PROTECTED]] posting in the > arm-linux-kernel archives. He gets the concept. Maybe I do, but I thought I was agreeing with Russell :-). Which only serves to underscore the sil

Re: Russell King forks ARM Linux.

2000-09-27 Thread Mike Touloumtzis
On Wed, Sep 27, 2000 at 02:30:13PM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote: > > For what it's worth, the SA1100 serial driver has been registered with > me on the Low-Density Serial Ports major (204) as /dev/ttySA0-2 (minor > 5-7). > > Russ is 100% correct that different drivers shouldn't use the > same dev