On Fri, Jan 18, 2002 at 08:23:20PM +0000, Amit Kapoor wrote: > Hi, > > I am having a weird problem writing to a file from the kernel. At the > statement ' file->f_op->write(...)' the module just seems to hang. Could > anyone tell me why this might be the case? The code is pasted below. why do you want to do this ? You really don't. If you need logging, then you should either use printk() or one of the logging patches. regards john p.s. your problem is probably related to KERNEL_DS, read the khttpd website -- "You might have lived a good life as an exemplary Christian, only to be met at the gates of Heaven by Mohammed. That's called fate." - Neil Peart, drummer and lyricist from Rush -- 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/