The kernel of operating systems popularly known as Linux, or sometimes GNU/Linux.
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warning in kernel module: expected ‘struct rwlock_t *’ but argument is of type ‘struct rwlock_t *’ [migrated]
I get a strange compiler warning when i use the reader-writer spinlock as below,
defined in a.c
struct rwloct_t rwspinlock.
rwlock_init(&rwspinlock);
using in b.c by declaring
extern struct ...
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How to make EDID
I read the post here and I tried to make do with what I understood from the post but here are some questions:
Where is the /lib/firmware located in for example /usr/src/linux/lib/firmware or ...
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Why linux is a monolithic kernel, while you can load/unload modules (e.g. drivers)? [duplicate]
Hybrid- and Microkernels are flexible, in the way one can add any higher-level functionality as a module, is it not the same for linux kernels? Why then linux is called a monolithic?
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Use e1000e network driver instead of tg3 [closed]
On my machine lspci -v shows that my ethernet controller is using tg3 driver.
Can I use e1000e instead of tg3?
Simply unloading tg3 and then loading e1000e is not helping because my eth0 interface ...
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Creating JFFS2 image
I am working on Embedded Linux, trying to create JFFS2 file system in the host and trying to load it on a NAND device in the target board - Olinuxino a13 wifi using Livesuite. I successfully created a ...
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what's the difference between machine hardware name and processor type
I know that my machine hardware name is i686 and processor type is i686 due to my Linux output. But I have no idea why they are the same. I want to know what's the difference between machine hardware ...
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ttyS1/uart1 initialised but not accessible through /dev/ttyS1
I'm not sure at which level I am having a problem.
System is a LeopardBoard DM368 running TI's own SDK / LSP / BusyBox kernel, the core Linux kernel is 2.6.x so using serial_core.c driver model.
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Know when a memory address is aligned or unaligned
Im getting kernel oops because ppp driver is trying to access to unaligned address (there is a pointer pointing to unaligned address). Im not sure about the meaning of unaligned address. It means not ...
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How can I purge old kernel packages in Elementary OS?
On my Elementary OS system, dpkg reports a number of kernel packages that aren't installed. (I did an apt-get purge on them previously.) I'd like to have them forgotten about entirely, but I can't ...
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Cannot use dual monitors in Elementary OS Luna - radeon driver
Once I attach the external monitor, the image on both monitors is activated but is messed up, just chaotic lines and colors, so that i cannot access the 'Displays' settings.
This never happened with ...
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error: “net.inet.ip.fastforwarding” is an unknown key
I've been doing some research into improving performance for OpenVPN and I found out about setting fastforwarding to 1 but when I tried I got the error error: "net.inet.ip.fastforwarding" is an ...
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USB 3.0 Device not enumerated on USB 3.0 Port in Debian 6.0 OS
I have installed Debian 6.0 OS (Linux kernel 2.6.32 )to test my USB Application as well as Driver.
My USB device is working fine on USB 2.0 Port without any issue.
But when i tried to connect the ...
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Why have a fake LR-WPAN driver?
In the Linux kernel configuration, a fake LR-WPAN driver can be enabled and added to the kernel that will be compiled. Why would someone want a fake LR-WPAN driver? I assume it would be for debugging, ...
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Make a new sniffer [closed]
How can use the Linux-kernel to supervise what is going on, about the new connections, new ports, connected hosts? Like I will do a new sniffer.
Which files should I monitor to know what is going ...
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Where would I start looking for documentation on the graphical mode of the Linux console?
I'm writing my own display server as an educational exercise. Where in the Linux kernel tree would I look for documentation on the console's graphical mode?
Basically, as I understand it, Xorg takes ...
