Re: Signals/ Communication from kernel to user!

From: Timothy R. Chavez
Date: Mon Feb 28 2005 - 11:55:43 EST


On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 21:06:57 +0530, Ravindra Nadgauda
<rnadgauda@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
> Hello,
> We wanted to establish a communication from kernel module (possibly a
> driver) to a user level process.
>
> Wanted to know whether signals can be used for this purpose OR there any
> other (better) methods of communication??

Perhaps netlink? Here's an introduction: http://qos.ittc.ku.edu/netlink/html/

>
> Regards,
> Ravindra N.

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- Timothy R. Chavez
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