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From: Christian Vogel <vogel@skunk.physik.uni-erlangen.de>
Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2003 17:27:11 +0100
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Subject: Re: writing from kernel
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Hi,

On Sat, Jan 04, 2003 at 04:02:55PM -0000, anil  vijarnia wrote:
> can anyone tell me how to write into i file from kernel space.
> i tried sys_open,sys_write functions bbbbbut they don't work
>  from my module.

As far as I understand the general oppinion on this list :-) the
preferred method is to have your module preset a character-device
to userspace. Then use a small program to do the I/O.

This normally keeps your kernel module simple and allows for
arbitrary compex I/O in userspace.

        Chris

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