Quoting Greg-KH: A: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_post Q: Were do I find info about this thing called top-posting? A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text. Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing? A: Top-posting. Q: What is the most annoying thing in e-mail? A: No. Q: Should I include quotations after my reply? Le Tue, 1 Aug 2006 21:48:29 +0200, "Perego Paolo Franco" <p.perego@xxxxxxxx> a écrit : > As pointed out many time also in FAQ, it's not a kernel duty to write > files. It's userspace application duty. To help applications > accomplish their duty kernel offers system call such open(), close() > and so on. As there was no FAQ entry on this issue, I started one: http://www.kernelnewbies.org/FAQ/WhyWritingFilesFromKernelIsBad Of course, it's incomplete. Feel free to add more informations/links. > It's a better idea to write the things you have to via /proc o > similiar and let a deamon to write files... Nope. /proc should not be used for anything that is not related to processes. There are many other ways to exchange informations with userspace: relayfs, debugfs, netlink sockets, etc. Sincerly, Thomas -- PETAZZONI Thomas - thomas.petazzoni@xxxxxxxx http://{thomas,sos,kos}.enix.org - Jabber: thomas.petazzoni@xxxxxxxxx http://{agenda,livret}dulibre.org - http://www.toulibre.org Fingerprint : 0BE1 4CF3 CEA4 AC9D CC6E 1624 F653 CB30 98D3 F7A7
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