Hi, Where can I find TIgran's 2.4 kernel docs? -G -----Original Message----- From: Zwane Mwaikambo <zwane@linux.realnet.co.sz> Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2002 10:14:02 +0200 (SAST) To: sridhar@ufl.edu Subject: Re: idle threads , kernel threads Re: On Thu, 28 Feb 2002 sridhar@ufl.edu wrote: Re: Re: > I was reading Tigran's 2.4 kernel docs about SMP boot up. I am interested in Re: > knowing the diff between an kernel thread and idle thread.what exactly is an Re: > idle thread? y do the APs need to have an idle thread associated with them? also Re: > please explain a bit about trampoline.s Re: > I am not subscribed , so email me. Re: Re: an idle thread is exactly that, a thread which gets executed when the Re: processor is idle. Whilst a kernel thread is a "process" running in Re: kernel (read priveleged) context, check out the Re: linux/drivers/net/8139too.c to see a network driver which uses kernel Re: threads. Re: Re: To fully understand trampoline.S you'll have to read the Intel Re: Multiprocessor Specification 1.x. In a nutshell it is code which the APs Re: execute in order to get initialised and ready to run kernel code. Re: Re: Regards, Re: Zwane Re: Re: Re: -- Re: Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Re: Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ Re: IRC Channel: irc.openprojects.net / #kernelnewbies Re: Web Page: http://www.kernelnewbies.org/ Re: Re: -- _______________________________________________ Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
