if the solution requires looking out for kernel events and taking an action on the event use KGEM . netlinks socket could also be used for sending the messages to user space as done in DBUS - njoi Abhishek On 7/16/05, MHD.Tayseer <gilmour@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Bruce Yang wrote: > > > Hi: > > Could I call user space functions in my kernel space? > > If could not, how can I do it? > > Now$I need use my module directly access some functions > > in user space. > > Impossible !!! but don't be frustrated there are solutions for it > when i faced the same problem i used something calhed NETLINK sockets .. > it just a way to transfer messages between kernel and user space .. > google for NETLINK and see man (3) netlink, man (7) netlink > there$is an old solution written by Alan Cox "a character special > device" that emulates the communication between the kernel and user > space via a character device and this solution is used by CODA file system > i don't know if$there is more solutions :) > MHD > > > > -- > Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. > Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ > FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/ > > -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/
