Re: mlock into kernel module

From: Chris Wright
Date: Fri May 12 2006 - 15:04:44 EST


* sej.kernel (sej.kernel@xxxxxxxxx) wrote:
> I need to use mlock and munlock function into a kernel module. How so
> I call this system call from my module ?

You shouldn't.

> I need to do this because I must use mlock in my software, but I can't
> use root or suser to start it. So mlock alwaays fail.

You should be using rlimits for this.

thanks,
-chris
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