Re: [SLUG] Modem Drivers in SMP

2004-01-20 Thread Michael Chesterton
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi there does anyone know any tricks for telling or compiling a driver to use a single cpu on an smp kernel?? I don't know anything about it, but goole using words like linux task cpu affinity. Of cause, you're asking for a specific solution to a problem, there

Re: [SLUG] Modem Drivers in SMP

2004-01-20 Thread Dion
Thanks for the pointer to words like task affinity. I have been searching on google with stuff like linux drivers force single cpu on smp and the like. All assistance is good. Thanks. Michael Chesterton wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi there does anyone know any tricks for telling or

Re: [SLUG] Modem Drivers in SMP

2004-01-20 Thread DE LUCA Ben
To: slug [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SLUG] Modem Drivers in SMP Thanks for the pointer to words like task affinity. I have been searching on google with stuff like linux drivers force single cpu on smp and the like. All assistance is good. Thanks. Michael Chesterton wrote: [EMAIL

Re: [SLUG] Modem Drivers in SMP

2004-01-20 Thread Michael Chesterton
DE LUCA Ben [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The developers that I work with have mentioned that there isn't yet support in linux for forcing an application to run on an assigned cpu. I believe suse supports it, and I think it's in fedora, but there are definitely patches for it. To the OP, you

[SLUG] Modem Drivers in SMP

2004-01-19 Thread tenzero
Hi there does anyone know any tricks for telling or compiling a driver to use a single cpu on an smp kernel?? I have a linmondem driver that has problems with smp kernels and am looking for some kind of workaround. Driver sources offer little wisdom. I'd rather not buy a serial modem just for