On Sat, 2007-04-07 at 13:43 -0400, Robert P. J. Day wrote: > based on my reading of LDD3 and the procfs_example.c file in the > kernel Doc directory, i just want to clarify all possible ways to > create the different types of /proc files. > > first, to create a simple read and/or write file, you can use > create_proc_entry() supplying the name, mode and directory, after > which (depending on whether you're implementing read, write or both) > you'd assign to the "read_proc" and/or "write_proc" members of the > proc_dir_entry structure, right? > > as a shorter alternative, if you want *strictly* a read-only file, > you could use create_proc_read_entry(). This probably is a wrapper over create_proc_entry, with only read only permissions for users. > and, finally, if you want a seq_file, you need to use > create_proc_entry, and then you'd assign to the "proc_fops" member of > the proc_dir_entry. > > is that about it? I think yes. cheers, sandeep -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
