a strange problem with rtems_io_register_name

[Joel Sherrill]

Stan wrote:

> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: Stan 
> To: rtems-users at rtems.com 
> Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2003 5:12 PM
> Subject: Re: a strange problem with rtems_io_register_name
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Joel Sherrill" <joel.sherrill at OARcorp.com>
> 
>>According to the code, this indicates that mknod()
>>failed (cpukit/src/imfs/ioman.c).  Can you
>>break at RTEMS_Malloc_Initialize and see how much
>>heap you are actually allocating?  I suspect that
>>you don't have much at all like almost 0. :)
> 
> 
> No, heap count 8192 byte (0x2000).

Can't you make it bigger than that?  I would rather see something
like 64K until you know that low memory isn't an issue.


>>This should be one of the first attempts to malloc
>>memory in the boot sequence.
> 
> 
> In that case, why mknod don't failed in main task ?

This runs before the first task.

> How to check simply the filesystem for remove this ambiguity ?

I suppose it could do something more specific with the error
returned by mknod().  Suggestions welcomed.


> 
> 
>   Thanks
>   
>   Stan.
> 
> 
> 
> 


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