Functions for Drivers & Modules Function Summary

Function Summary

Function	Description
acquire_spinlock()	Acquires a spinlock
add_debugger_command()	Adds a new command to the kernel debugger
add_timer()	Installs a timer interrupt
call_all_cpus()	Calls a function on all processors
cancel_timer()	Removes a timer interrupt
disable_interrupts()	Disables interrupts
dprintf()	Prints a debugging message to the debug serial port
get_memory_map()	Returns the physical memory chunk corresponding to a given virtual memory address
has_signals_pending()	Indicates what signals are currently pending for a given thread
install_io_interrupt_handler()	Installs an I/O interrupt handler
io_card_version()	Returns the version of the I/O card
kernel_debugger()	Drops the thread into the kernel debugger
kprintf()	Prints a message to the serial port (for use in debugger commands)
load_driver_symbols()	Loads the specified driver's symbols into the debugger
lock_memory()	Locks the specified range of memory into physical memory
map_physical_memory()	Maps the specified physical memory into your team's address space
motherboard_version()	Returns the version of the motherboard
panic()	Prints a debugging message then halts the system
parse_expression()	Parses a C expression and returns the result
platform()	Returns the current platform
register_kernel_daemon()	Adds a daemon to the kernel
release_spinlock()	Releases a spinlock
remove_debugger_command()	Removes a command from the kernel debugger
remove_io_interrupt_handler()	Removes an I/O interrupt handler
restore_interrupts()	Restores the previous interrupt state
send_signal_etc()	Sends a signal to a specified thread
set_dprintf_enabled()	Turns on or off debug output
spawn_kernel_thread()	Spawns a new thread in the kernel's address space
spin()	Delays for at least a given number of microseconds.
unlock_memory()	Unlocks the specified range of memory
unregister_kernel_daemon()	Removes a daemon from the kernel