On Thu, 2007-09-06 at 11:42 +0530, Harshal Sarode wrote: [...] > 4) after compiling kernel , when i tried to call that system call , it returned me -1. - What contains "errno" since it "errno" set in userspace if a sys-call returns -1? - And what ist the value in the kernel you are returning (read: add a printk() in the sys-call to print it)? - How many bits has the "long" there? Bernd -- Firmix Software GmbH http://www.firmix.at/ mobil: +43 664 4416156 fax: +43 1 7890849-55 Embedded Linux Development and Services -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ