Re: [mpls-linux-general] writting into proc file

[James R. L. <jl...@mi...>]

Take a look at how the entries in /proc/sys/ are handled.  I know the ipv4
stack has a couple of those.

Jim

On Fri, Jan 04, 2002 at 02:28:54PM +0530, vvk...@hs... wrote:
> 
> 
> Hi  Folks !
>      Can anybody explain how will be the  mechanism to write into file
>    in the /proc filesystem from kernel space ...........
> 
>  In the 2.4.x linux kernel , for less than   PAGE_SIZE data transfer ,
> i am using the following mechanism to register the entry in the  /PROC
> filesytem...
> 
>     struct proc_dir_entry *entry=create_proc_entry("xyz", S_IRUGO | S_IWUGO ,
> NULL );
> 
>     if   (  entry )
>     {
>            entry->read_proc = xyz_read_proc;
>            entry->write_proc = xyz_write_proc;
>      }
> 
> are these mean to say that accessing this file from userspace........or kernel
> space..........
> 
> Is this mean to say that , when user invokes  "read" or "write" system directly
> or indirectly with ANSI library
> 
> will be available for user to access this file ?
> 
> I want to write the content into a file ..i.e in /proc  ....  from  kernel
> space.........
> 
> What will be various options to acheive this ?
> 
> can anybody send a small template for this , will be greatly
> appreciated..........
> 
> Thanks in advance.........
> 
> With  thanx and regards,
> Ramakrishna kvv.
> 
> 
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