From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 28 Sep 2001 12:49:59 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 28 Sep 2001 12:49:49 -0400 Received: from web20401.mail.yahoo.com ([216.136.226.120]:23055 "HELO web20401.mail.yahoo.com") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id ; Fri, 28 Sep 2001 12:49:40 -0400 Message-ID: <20010928165004.3060.qmail@web20401.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 28 Sep 2001 09:50:04 -0700 (PDT) From: Anil Kumar Subject: putting a user program to sleep till interrupted To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, kernelnewbies@nl.linux.org In-Reply-To: <200109281530.f8SFUbN18754@ns.caldera.de> 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 hi, I wanted to know how a user program/process can be put to sleep by using the functions given in the kernel. I will be calling the function not from user space but from kernel space, i.e. from inside the kernel. I also want to be able to start it again whenever required. I went thru sched.c but couldn't figure out how to make my own wait list. Thanx in advance. Anil __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Listen to your Yahoo! Mail messages from any phone. http://phone.yahoo.com