Greg,
Thank you for your help
[ ] 's
Edison Figueira Jr.
From: Greg KH <greg@xxxxxxxxx>
Reply-To: kernelnewbies <kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Edison Figueira <efjlilo@xxxxxxxxxxx>
CC: kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: External Program
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 09:18:04 -0700
On Thu, Oct 20, 2005 at 02:12:58PM -0200, Edison Figueira wrote:
> I Would like to know if it is possible to call an external program of
> kernel module.
> If affirmative, how can i make that call?
call_usermodehelper() is what you want to use.
> Will that program be executed in kernel_space or user_space?
userspace, but run as root, so be careful.
Hope this helps,
greg k-h
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