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Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 10:48:47 -0600
From: "Timothy R. Chavez" <chavezt@gmail.com>
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To: Ravindra Nadgauda <rnadgauda@velankani.com>
Subject: Re: Signals/ Communication from kernel to user!
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On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 21:06:57 +0530, Ravindra Nadgauda
<rnadgauda@velankani.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> Hello,
>    We wanted to establish a communication from kernel module (possibly a
> driver) to a user level process.
> 
>    Wanted to know whether signals can be used for this purpose OR there any
> other (better) methods of communication??

Perhaps netlink?  Here's an introduction: http://qos.ittc.ku.edu/netlink/html/

> 
> Regards,
> Ravindra N.
 
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