Re: How to read file in kernel module?

[Amith <amith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Shyamjith wrote:

> > There is *NO* Copyto_User. There are copy_to_user and copy_from_user.
> >
> > > > And anway, these are NOT a method of communication -- they are the
> > > low-level mechanizm under some of them. The mechanizms available are:
> > > 1) Character device
> 2>>) ioctl on character device
>
> > > 3) procfs file
> > > 4) Netlink socket
>
>
> See i think we are talking about kernel programming . What i mean to say is
> that there is only two ways to  communiacte to user space . One through a
> registerd read or write functions 
Shyamjith ,
what did you mean by a registered read/write function ?  i couldnt 
understand , please clarify /

cheers,
Amith



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