From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Thu, 21 Jun 2001 08:43:59 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Thu, 21 Jun 2001 08:43:49 -0400 Received: from web13605.mail.yahoo.com ([216.136.175.116]:11013 "HELO web13605.mail.yahoo.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Thu, 21 Jun 2001 08:43:38 -0400 Message-ID: <20010621124337.44506.qmail@web13605.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Thu, 21 Jun 2001 05:43:37 -0700 (PDT) From: Balbir Singh Subject: Re: Is it useful to support user level drivers To: Alan Cox Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org --- Alan Cox wrote: > The problem is that the IRQ has to be cleared in > kernel space, because otherwise > you may deadlock. > I agree, the idea is to clear the IRQ in kernel space and then deliver to user level programs interested using a signal (Real time SIGINT or something similar) If somebody is interested I could in sometime come up with what I have in mind and send it to this list, accept comments and criticism. Balbir __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/