Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 22 May 2002 18:31:27 +0200 (SAST) | From | Zwane Mwaikambo <> | Subject | Re: multithreaded device driver |
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On 23 May 2002, lylai wrote:
> Does linux kernel provide kernel level thread headers that I can use to > write a multithreaded device driver? > > Do I need to program a device driver to be multithreaded to achieve > paralle I/O? > > Thank you for your help.
Worth looking at linux/drivers/net/8139too.c, that uses threads. Other methods of offloading work from a central point like an ISR could be done with Bottom Halves (tasklets) but that won't be parallelised.
Not conclusive, but hope it helps. Zwane Mwaikambo
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