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From: toppin@melpar.UUCP (Doug Toppin   X2075)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions
Subject: Motorola Unix driver writing problems.
Keywords: driver motorola
Message-ID: <108@melpar.UUCP>
Date: 9 Jan 90 22:15:58 GMT
Organization: E-Systems, Falls Church, VA
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I am posting this for a friend:

We are running Motorola Unix R3V5 on the 68020 and are having
trouble with several driver related things.

* Where can we find a device driver writing manual for this OS?

* Are there any internals manuals specifically for this OS?

* What kernel functions call the kernel sleep function and may
  be interrupted?

* What happens when ioctl by an application is interrupted by a signal?
  We have seen on Sun and HP Unix that the application gets an
  error return, this does not appear to happen on Motorola.

* What interrupt level is the clock timer?

* When a kernel routine calls wakeup, is the awakened task
  scheduled immediately or after the current running process completes?

Please respond as quickly as possible.

thanks
Doug Toppin
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