Writing and compiling kernel modules

From: Gali Work (galinews_at_gmail.com)
Date: 07/12/05 

Date: 12 Jul 2005 08:05:32 -0700

Hi All,

I'm trying to port a kernel module from solaris to HP-UX. At this
point, I'm testing on 11.11, but will try other systems when (if) I'm
successful.

I've downloaded the dummynet tree, and play with it now. 2 questions
come to mind:

1. Can I somehow use gcc to compile a kernel module/driver? All
refernces say I should use the HP ANSI-C compiler, but I wonder if
anybody has managed to use gcc. If so, what are the correct flags?

2. I need to write a "misc" module. All the examples I found are for
either a driver or a STREAMS module. Any ideas?

                                           
TIA,
Gali

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