From owner-freebsd-hackers Tue Nov 3 04:19:54 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id EAA00383 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Tue, 3 Nov 1998 04:19:54 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from Thingol.KryptoKom.DE (Thingol.KryptoKom.DE [194.245.91.1]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id EAA00378 for ; Tue, 3 Nov 1998 04:19:52 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from Etienne.Debruin@KryptoKom.DE) Received: (from mail@localhost) by Thingol.KryptoKom.DE (8.8.7/8.8.4) id NAA20579 for ; Tue, 3 Nov 1998 13:20:45 +0100 Received: from cirdan.kryptokom.de by via smtpp (Version 1.1.1beta6) id kwa20575; Tue Nov 03 13:20:36 1998 Received: by Cirdan.KryptoKom.DE (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id NAA10956 for ; Tue, 3 Nov 1998 13:18:56 +0100 Original: Received: (from debruin@localhost) by borg.kryptokom.de (8.8.8/8.8.8) id NAA01081 for freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org; Tue, 3 Nov 1998 13:21:34 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from debruin) From: Etienne de Bruin Message-Id: <199811031221.NAA01081@borg.kryptokom.de> Subject: using splxxx() in drivers To: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG (Hackers FreeBSD) Date: Tue, 3 Nov 1998 13:21:34 +0100 (CET) X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL43 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG i am confused as to when to use splxxx() in drivers and what the use of these functions are. my guess is that it is like some sort of semaphore function? anyone please take time to give a short explaination? thanks eT -- Etienne de Bruin, KryptoKom(R), Germany, http://www.kryptokom.de/ eT@kryptokom.de or edebruin@iname.com +49 241 963 2635(w) "www.harpazo.net/news.html" - Harpazo's Headlines (**** eT), news stories relevant to the Last Days, update daily. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message