hi, I just wanted to know how to poll for the status of I/O devices from kernel module. Do we use the same instructions like intb() and other commnads to see whether the status of a device is busy or not. And how do u do it for netwrork cards. thanks, raghu. -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/