Messages in this thread | | | From | Arnd Bergmann <> | Subject | Re: how do you call userspace syscalls (e.g. sys_rename) from inside kernel | Date | Mon, 11 Oct 2004 01:35:16 +0200 |
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On Maandag 11 Oktober 2004 01:13, Aboo Valappil wrote: > I also wanted not associate the file with the current/any > processes. > > Any ideas on this ? > > Then I thought of using a work around and avoid opening files in kernel > mode.
Most of the code that traditionally used to read files from inside the kernel can be converted to calling request_firmware(). The basic idea is that you have a user space helper that writes the data into the kernel instead of the other way round.
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