> -----Original Message----- > From: kernelnewbies-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:kernelnewbies-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of kashif saeed > Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 2:52 AM > To: ilya > Cc: newbeis list > Subject: Re: exposing kernel driver to user space app > > netlink sockets will definitely work if you need some help > regarding netlink socket let me know I am interested. Do you have sample code you could share? Thanks, Bz > > ilya <jibberboosh@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > hello, > > according to this article: http://lwn.net/Articles/149807/ > configfs and sysfs are practically the same thing. i think > i am going to give netlink sockets a try instead, if that > won't work i'll stick w/ sysfs. > thank you for your reply. > > -- ilya > > On 8/9/07, pradeep singh <2500.pradeep@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On 8/9/07, ilya wrote: > > > hello, > > > > > [...] > > > > > > 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? > > > > Not sure whether this is the best way or not but i > guess you should > > have a look at config fs too. AFAIR it is used to > send notifications > > from kernel to userspace in a cleaner way. > > > > Does this solves your problem somehow? > > > > thanks > > > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > play the game > > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with > "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ > > > > > ________________________________ > > Shape Yahoo! in your own image. Join our Network Research > Panel today! > <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/evt=48517/*http://surveylink.yahoo.com /gmrs/yahoo_panel_invite.asp?a=7> > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
