hello kashif, thank you for your input. i did some reading and seems like netlink sockets should be perfect for my needs. as for kobjects, i understand that sysfs is based on them, is that correct? i had hard time finding any info on how to utilize kobjects directly. -- ilya On 8/8/07, kashif saeed <kashif_linux@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > For communication between user space application and kernel module you can > use > a) K objects > b) netlink sockets > > > ilya <jibberboosh@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > hello, > > my name is ilya, i am a kernel newbie, and i just > joined the list in hopes of getting some insight on > linux device driver development. > > i am writing a kernel-mode driver for a pci card and > i need a mechanism to control the device via user-space > application. at first i had an additional character driver > initialized along with my driver and using fread/fwrite > i would transfer info back and forth. then i found out > about sysfs, so now i am using files in sysfs to > send "commands" to the driver and receive data back. > > i have a feeling, however, that i am abusing this method. > what is the appropriate way of setting this up? is there > a way for the module to notify an application of some > event happening? because right now i do this by > constantly reading from one of the files in sysfs until > the value it holds changes. i also know that reading > files from kernel-mode is not a good thing, but i want > to implement something of a config file that can be > modified from user-space but would be read in by > the module. what is the best way of doing this? > > any info is much appreciated. > > -- ilya > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with > "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ > > > > > ________________________________ > Boardwalk for $500? In 2007? Ha! > Play Monopoly Here and Now (it's updated for today's economy) at Yahoo! > Games. > > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
