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Re: where is the source code for interrupt handler for linux kernel?

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Hemanth Venkatappa <hemanthvenkatappa@gmail.com> writes:
> A network device driver can notify the kernel about packet reception
> using interrupts. This can be done after every received packets or
> after receiving a specified number of packets. I am looking for source
> code of interrupt service routine in the linux kernel. I want to
> modify interrupt service routine as - I should calculate the timestamp
> when the interrupt occurs. later Received packets by the network
> driver are enqued by the kernel queue handler and I want to store the
> timestamp in sk_buff data structure is used to store information about
> the packets enqueued.
>
> So please someone help where is the location for the interrupt handler
> code of linux kernel??

According to a moderately cursory look at the 3.2.54 sources, there is
(as I expected) no such thing as a generic 'NIC interrupt
handler'. You'll either need to invent and implement your own
infrastructure for that or modify each interesting device driver
separately.

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where is the source code for interrupt handler for linux kernel? Hemanth Venkatappa <hemanthvenkatappa@gmail.com> - 2014-04-09 04:34 -0700
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