Re: Basic question

[Erik Mouw]

On Tue, Jul 16, 2002 at 11:08:39AM +1000, nejhdeh wrote:
> I end up getting all the required source codes from kernel-source-2.4.18-5.RPM
> > 
> 
> > Now, it appears for me to use the kernel routines such as enable_irq 
> (defined 
> > in (/usr/src/linux-2.4.18-5/arch/i386/kernel/irq.c) I have to make the 
> entire 
> > kernel.o, since there are a lot of dependencies.
> > 
> 
> > Do I need to go this far?? 
> > 
> 
> > What is a simpler way to use these routines (in irq.c) with my application??
> > 
> 
> > How do I link this module (i.e irq.o) with my application?? I get heaps of 
> > unresoleved errors.

You can't link kernel sources against applications and expect that it
just works. The kernel is a separate piece of software, all kernel
communication with the kernel goes through the file IO and system call
APIs.

Erik

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