> On Thu, 2005-04-21 at 13:38 -0500, Tony.Asleson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > How do you delete a file while in the kernel? > > > > I can find numerous examples of how to open/create/close a file within > > the kernel like http://uqconnect.net/~zzoklan/lkd/using_files.html , but > > I have been unable to find a resource on how to delete a file. I would > > really > > like a filp_unlink to go along with the filp_open, filp_close etc. > > > > I know doing any of these things is discouraged, but please don't respond > > with don't do it :-) > > sure... "You can't do that". ??? That's a nonsense. Of course you can. Kernel can do everything what the machine can do... If I would be interested, I would start searching from the syscalls (what the unlink syscall is doing ...). Tomas -- "No Software Patents!" -- Allowing patents over software ideas will seriously affect the Creativity, Productivity and Freedom of all. Link: http://www.nosoftwarepatents.com/ -- Defend your freedom by signing a petition. Link: http://petition.eurolinux.org/index_html?LANG=en -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
