On Tue, May 25, 2004 at 10:51:55PM +0200, threadhead@web.de wrote:
> > Try using call_usermodehelper() instead, that is what it is there for.
> >
> > Good luck,
> >
> > greg k-h
>
> i tried calling it with the correct parameters, i copied some of the bluetooth code from the kernel.
> well, the return value of the function is zero but i dont see the program run.
>
> as a test i executed /bin/ping to a certain ip with wait as 0.
> there was nothing to be seen by tcpdump and/or 'ps'.
> i am using a 2.6 kernel, the comment above the call_usermodehelper function is as follows:
>
> 232 * Runs a user-space application. The application is started
> 233 * asynchronously if wait is not set, and runs as a child of keventd.
> 234 * (ie. it runs with full root capabilities).
>
> as far as i know, i do not have keventd running on my system. (or at least it doesnt show up by ps aux)
> is that required anyway?
> what else could be a problem with my function call?
>
> heres how i have done it:
>
> #define PROGRAM_TO_RUN "/bin/ping"
> char *argv[] = { "192.168.0.1", NULL };
argv[0] must point to your program that you want to run.
argv[1] is what you want to set to a ip address.
Try that.
greg k-h
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