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Hi Jan!

Jan Kiszka wrote:
[...]
> When you THEN try compiling the driver within the kernel build again,
> does it still work? I bet it will, because this was likely some issue of
> a half-baked kernel. I also re-checked this and noticed no problems
> loading the driver.

I didn't replace the original makefile.
Did you check with 2.4.32 ?

>>     ret = rt_task_wait_period(&overrun);
> 
> ...this call requires primary mode anyway and will take care for a
> switch back.

Aha! Now it makes sense to me!

>>   // we are in secondary mode now
> 
> Why? I suspect this comment is some kind of left-over of older code

Yes.

> (also given the dead variable irq_time above).

Well, I kept this to show how a timestamp can be obtained.
I added a comment.
I also added stuff to my notes page.

Thanks a lot,
Hannes.