On Tue, Dec 25, 2001 at 11:11:25AM -0000, Pichai Raghavan wrote: > How can I do setjmp() and longjmp() in kerner space since these are > libc calls? Are there readymade calls or should I twaek around > save_context()/load_context() to get them working? I need these > within my kernel thread. Are you *sure* you need them in your kernel thread? A kernel thread is supposed to be small, so you shouldn't need them. If the kernel thread becomes too large, you should rethink the design, IMHO. Erik -- J.A.K. (Erik) Mouw, Information and Communication Theory Group, Faculty of Information Technology and Systems, Delft University of Technology, PO BOX 5031, 2600 GA Delft, The Netherlands Phone: +31-15-2783635 Fax: +31-15-2781843 Email: J.A.K.Mouw@its.tudelft.nl WWW: http://www-ict.its.tudelft.nl/~erik/ -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ IRC Channel: irc.openprojects.net / #kernelnewbies Web Page: http://www.kernelnewbies.org/
