From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S268031AbTGONv2 (ORCPT ); Tue, 15 Jul 2003 09:51:28 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S267844AbTGONtQ (ORCPT ); Tue, 15 Jul 2003 09:49:16 -0400 Received: from mail.siemenscom.com ([12.146.131.10]:38807 "EHLO mail.siemenscom.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S267783AbTGONsh (ORCPT ); Tue, 15 Jul 2003 09:48:37 -0400 Message-ID: <7A25937D23A1E64C8E93CB4A50509C2A0179B6E2@stca204a.bus.sc.rolm.com> From: "Bloch, Jack" To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Driver poll method Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2003 07:03:23 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2653.19) Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org I am implementing a poll method in a driver. I have defined a queue which I put into a wait table with a call to poll_wait. I also have my own DMA input list which is very specific to my device. I want my application to sleep in a suspended state until my device writes some data into the input list. Is it not so that the Kernel should periodically call my poll routine after my application calls select (until the select timer expires or as in my case, I specify a NULL value for the timeout). Please CC me directly on any responses. Jack Bloch Siemens ICN phone (561) 923-6550 e-mail jack.bloch@icn.siemens.com