thank you guys for your prompt replies. I am not able to map the module name to the kernel src file. I looked in the build and /lib/modules directories but could not find a direct mapping from the src to the module file. Plus the variable i want to change is the one that i have declared in the source file. So first i need to figure out the module, the src file finally compiles to and then how to export the new declared variable such that it can be changed through /proc /sys. Because of these limitations I am planning to go with the netlink approach. Please suggest me any other way to solve this problem. Thanks in advance. ~Niranjan. On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 3:42 AM, Greg Freemyer <greg.freemyer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 1:56 AM, niranjan puram > <puram.niranjan.kumar@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> No heavy data transfer, I just want to set variables dynamically from >> the user space. So i think declaring a kernel module parameter and >> changing it through the /proc file system should solve the problem. >> Also this is the first time I am programming in kernel :) so please >> bear with me. Is there an exhaustive documentation as to how to do it? >> Thanks in advance. > > /proc is now really only to be for per process type info. I know > there is lots of old stuff that is still per system. > > New per system variables are supposed to use sysfs (ie. /sys) > > Greg > -- > Greg Freemyer > Head of EDD Tape Extraction and Processing team > Litigation Triage Solutions Specialist > http://www.linkedin.com/in/gregfreemyer > First 99 Days Litigation White Paper - > http://www.norcrossgroup.com/forms/whitepapers/99%20Days%20whitepaper.pdf > > The Norcross Group > The Intersection of Evidence & Technology > http://www.norcrossgroup.com > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ
