On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 10:56:16AM +0530, rohan puri wrote: > > > On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 5:54 PM, Konstantin Zertsekel <zertsekel@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > Was having a look at the netlink sockets. What will be the behaviour for > > sending an event which is blocking on the response from user-space the > queue > > is full. How this case will be handled. > > > > Also fanotify makes use of fsnotify's notification mechanism to send > events > > and get response from kernel. Is it possible to send event from > user-space > > to kernel space in -case of fanotify. > > Why is it interesting? > What is the story behind? > --- Kosta > > > I need to move the IP in user-space which currently is as a proprietary module > and release the kernel component as GPL. > > So for decision making I require this communication. Please consult a lawyer as to if this is really a proper separation that will hold up to the GPL requirements of the kernel. good luck, greg k-h _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies