A LOSER IS YOU!

powerpc-linux-gcc -I../linux-2.6.19.1/arch/ppc/include -I../linux-2.6.19.1/include -D__KERNEL__ -m32 -Wall -Wundef -Wstrict-prototypes -Wno-trigraphs -fno-strict-aliasing -fno-common -O2 -msoft-float -pipe -ffixed-r2 -mmultiple -mno-altivec -mstring -Wa,-maltivec -fomit-frame-pointer -g -fno-stack-protector -Wdeclaration-after-statement -Wno-pointer-sign -c -o cheese_main.o cheese_main.c In file included from ../linux-2.6.19.1/include/linux/sched.h:51, from ../linux-2.6.19.1/include/linux/module.h:9, from cheese_main.c:2: ../linux-2.6.19.1/include/linux/jiffies.h:18:5: warning: “CONFIG_HZ” is not defined ../linux-2.6.19.1/include/linux/jiffies.h:20:7: warning: “CONFIG_HZ” is not defined ../linux-2.6.19.1/include/linux/jiffies.h:22:7: warning: “CONFIG_HZ” is not defined … Continue reading A LOSER IS YOU!

Wherein we want to strangle the Linux kernel developers

The Linux kernel developers, in their mysterious and infinite wisdom, decided that between version 2.6.17 and 2.6.19 they would change the naming scheme for accessing Flash chips.  I am sure the change is documented in a footnote somewhere, but it is not terribly obvious.  It is obvious that things that formerly worked are now broken, … Continue reading Wherein we want to strangle the Linux kernel developers

Singularities in Software Design

Please note that all blog posts before 8 April 2007 were automatically imported from LiveJournal.  To see the comments and any LiveJournal-specific extras such as polls and user icons, please find the source posting at http://brianenigma.livejournal.com/2006/11/Even with all of the work I’ve done with the Linux kernel and kernel drivers, there still are a number of … Continue reading Singularities in Software Design

Cool/Uncool

Please note that all blog posts before 8 April 2007 were automatically imported from LiveJournal.  To see the comments and any LiveJournal-specific extras such as polls and user icons, please find the source posting at http://brianenigma.livejournal.com/2006/10/Do you know what’s cool? * Digging into the implementation behind the pthread_create() system call, and in the process learning about … Continue reading Cool/Uncool

"Enforce In-Order Execution of Input/Output" a.k.a. "Ol' MacDonald Had A Farm"

Please note that all blog posts before 8 April 2007 were automatically imported from LiveJournal.  To see the comments and any LiveJournal-specific extras such as polls and user icons, please find the source posting at http://brianenigma.livejournal.com/2006/07/The Linux kernel has all kinds of bizarre stuff in it if ( ppc_md.progress ) ppc_md.progress(“WTF?”, 0x3eab); asm(“eieio”); Is anyone else … Continue reading "Enforce In-Order Execution of Input/Output" a.k.a. "Ol' MacDonald Had A Farm"

/dev/ninja

Please note that all blog posts before 8 April 2007 were automatically imported from LiveJournal.  To see the comments and any LiveJournal-specific extras such as polls and user icons, please find the source posting at http://brianenigma.livejournal.com/2005/08/Behold, the power of Open Source! My post yesterday, where I was mysteriously griping about something called Errata 11? It was … Continue reading /dev/ninja