Proc structure standards.

2004-11-26 Thread Manish Regmi
Hi all, Is there any standard to the proc interface? Or Linux, Solaris, HPUX etc, etc... do their own way or follow some standards. Thanks in advance. -- Manish Regmi - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-newbie" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More maj

Re: uint8_t mean8[8] __attribute__ ((aligned (32))), *mp;

2004-11-26 Thread Manish Regmi
On Fri, 26 Nov 2004 18:40:15 + (GMT), Ankit Jain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > if somebody can tell me what this __attribute__ is > doing > > what kind of alignement is this > > uint8_t mean8[8] __attribute__ ((aligned (32))), > *mp; > > thanks > > ankit jain > __attribute__ and aligned()

uint8_t mean8[8] __attribute__ ((aligned (32))), *mp;

2004-11-26 Thread Ankit Jain
if somebody can tell me what this __attribute__ is doing what kind of alignement is this uint8_t mean8[8] __attribute__ ((aligned (32))), *mp; thanks ankit jain Yahoo! Messenger - Communicate instantly..."Ping" your f

Re: Locate Vs Find

2004-11-26 Thread lindax newbie
If you look at the 'updatedb' script, you'll even find that it uses the 'find' command to build the static database. Normally the database is rebuilt only once per/day -- in the wee hours of the morning if your computer is on then otherwise, it'll run soon after you turn it on in the morning (in t

Re: Frame pointer Vs Stack Pointer

2004-11-26 Thread lindax newbie
Frame pointer is a convenience for referencing local variables in a subrouting, usually all the args are pushed onto the stack then BP (the frame, or Base pointer) is pushed , then SP (the stack pointer) is copied to BP, so all variables can easily be referenced via BP+x, BP+y, etc. It is especial

Re: partitons and proper order

2004-11-26 Thread lindax newbie
In generally, you want to put your most frequently used partitions closer to the front. Read and Write speed can be 2-3x faster at the front of a disk than at end. I generally go for: /boot (near front of disk for historical reasons, old BIOS's or booters) swap (especially if you actual