|the problem is related to file creation from kernel space. |i tried to call sys_creat() for example with the __asm__() |template but the syscall failed for some reason. pleae avoid to make use of sys_call from kernel space, if you really need it take a look here: http://ar.linux.it/docs/ksys/ksys.html -- /Daniele. -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/