Re: calling call_usermodehelper from interrupt context

2005-02-27 Thread linux-os
On Sat, 26 Feb 2005, Payasam Manohar wrote: hai all, Is it possible to call call_usermodehelper from interrupt context. Of course not! I've seen this message before. Either it's a joke or you have no clue about what interrupts are. Cheers, Dick Johnson Penguin : Linux version 2.6.10 on an i686 m

Re: calling call_usermodehelper from interrupt context

2005-02-26 Thread Payasam Manohar
hai Mr.Andrew, Thanks for ur help. If u find some more info regarding this please send me. I want to call user program (let it be hello world program ) from keyboard driver, You'll need to run schedule_work() and then run call_usermodehelper() Is it the right way to do it. Thanks&Regards,

Re: calling call_usermodehelper from interrupt context

2005-02-26 Thread Andrew Morton
Payasam Manohar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Is it possible to call call_usermodehelper from interrupt context. No. You'll need to run schedule_work() and then run call_usermodehelper() from within the work function. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in

calling call_usermodehelper from interrupt context

2005-02-25 Thread Payasam Manohar
hai all, Is it possible to call call_usermodehelper from interrupt context. I want to call a user program from the keyboard driver. When am calling, it is hanging, and giving the error that <0> Kernel panic : Aiee, killing interrupt handler In interrupt handler -- not syncing. I am u