Re: functions

[Geert U. <ge...@li...>]

On Wed, 25 Oct 2000, Sven Ottemann wrote:
> is it possibly to use the following functions in a normal programm:
>  request_irq, free_irq
>  cli, sti
>  save_flags, restore_flags ???

No. The usage of interrupts is limited to the kernel. You should write a
device driver (module) to interface with your user program.

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

						Geert

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