Embedded Linux, replacing default ethernet interrupt handler

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Embedded Linux >> replacing default ethernet interrupt handler

by mcharon » Sun, 14 May 2006 11:07:10 GMT

our board has 4 etherports. i would like to replace the existing driver
for port two

with my driver or at least i would like to replace the default
interrrupt handler for

port two with my own interrupt handler.

sample code in LDD book uses alloc_netdev and register_netdev to create
and register the

driver. but i am not sure how this code can be modified so that the
driver can be associated
with ethernet port two and other ports continue to use the default
driver.

thank you in advance.


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Hi all,

May be this is just a stupid question, but I have to ask it. :)

Is there any limitation on execution time in the interrupt handler?
e.g.
In a timer interrupt, I perform some of the tasks like -
1. refreshing the watchdog timer.
2. set user clock
3. calculate process CPU usage

Is is that there is a limit on the tasks performed in the interrupt handler?


Your response highly appreciated.

Thank you.
-Anand

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I'm trying to write a simple device driver using a lot of memory.
It seems that vmalloc() is not available in interrupt handler, because
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So, I changed my code such that  vmalloc() is only called in driver's open function,
and interrupt handler only access the memory already allocated by vmalloc().

Then I have a question.
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