Hi Lijin: On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 4:27 PM, lijin liu <llj098@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hello everyone! > > I want to use the timer in my kernel module. I read the book _Linux > kernel development 3rd version_ and LDD 3rd version. > > Both the two books tell me write the code like this: > > struct timer_list my_timer; > init_timer(&my_timer); > > my_timer.expires = jiffies + wait; > my_timer.data = 0; > my_timer.function=my_function; You just constructed my_timer. > > //active the timer: > add_timer(&timer); and add timer (not my_timer )to the timer list ... If the problem still exists, suggest you copy all codes and crash log here. > > > When I insmod the module, the kernel crashed, and when I change my > code to *mod_timer* rather than add_timer. _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies