Hi.... On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 9:48 PM, krushnaal pai<krisonearth@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > i want to send the pid of a user process from user space to kernel in the > actual read function > without using sockets. how to? > Do you mean during operation something like read syscall? And which pid that becomes your concern, the caller's pid? if so, then maybe simply check current->pid (hopefully this is still true 'til current kernel version) -- regards, Mulyadi Santosa Freelance Linux trainer blog: the-hydra.blogspot.com -- To unsubscribe from this list: send an email with "unsubscribe kernelnewbies" to ecartis@xxxxxxxxxxxx Please read the FAQ at http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ