basic question related to /proc.

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hi all,
is writing to a proc file (echo "hi there" > /proc/myfile ) all about allocating memory and storing it there in some variable inside the module ? and reading from it writing to the user passed buffer using copy_to_user like functions ?


regards,
Amith


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