On Mon, Dec 10, 2001 at 02:30:15PM -0500, D Cleveland wrote: > I am looking for some simple method of exchanging data between the kernel > and a user process. basically i cant use the proc filesystem. so im > looking for something along these lines: well, you can't do it that way. Sysctl or a misc char device are the simplest ways. For the misc char device method, you need to register, and provide a read() routine to copy the data into userspace Have a look at the free Linux Device Drivers book regards john -- "Of all manifestations of power, restraint impresses the most." - Thucydides -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ IRC Channel: irc.openprojects.net / #kernelnewbies Web Page: http://www.kernelnewbies.org/
