Callback function from kernel module

[Anand Moon]

Hi All, 
Netlink sockets provide simple solution to the problem. 
please refer this link. 
http://people.ee.ethz.ch/~arkeller/linux/multi/kernel_user_space_howto-3.html 
section 3.3 Netlink Sockets explain the IPC mechanism to talk to usersapce from the kernel.
 
-Anand Moon

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 From: "jeshkumar555 at gmail.com" <jeshkumar555 at gmail.com>
To: Mulyadi Santosa <mulyadi.santosa at gmail.com> 
Cc: kernelnewbies <Kernelnewbies at kernelnewbies.org> 
Sent: Saturday, November 3, 2012 9:56 PM
Subject: Re: Callback function from kernel module
  

hello Mulyadi,

As per my design, a userspace application shall call some function in the application  for each interrupt occur in  particular kernel module. So what mechanism shall go ? As subramaniam referred kobject, I am going on with it. ( understanding kobject)

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Excuse for typo.

----- Reply message -----
From: "Mulyadi Santosa" <mulyadi.santosa at gmail.com>
Date: Sat, Nov 3, 2012 9:42 pm
Subject: Callback function from kernel module
To: "Jeshwanth Kumar N K Jeshu" <jeshkumar555 at gmail.com>
Cc: "kernelnewbies" <Kernelnewbies at kernelnewbies.org>


Hi..

On Sat, Nov 3, 2012 at 8:44 PM, Jeshwanth Kumar N K Jeshu
<jeshkumar555 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> Can I call userspace function from kernel module ? Actually I need to
> process some data in user space for every event occured in kernel module.

user space function or user space program? for later, IIRC you can use
usermode_helper...


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