Google for "kmalloc": About 182,000 results (0.11 seconds) http://lwn.net/Kernel/LDD3/ http://tldp.org/LDP/lkmpg/2.6/html/index.html Make an effort. It usually helps :-) On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 1:57 PM, Aravind Vijayan <aravind1123@gmail.com>wrote:

On 5/9/11, Manohar Vanga <manohar.vanga@gmail.com> wrote:

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This line is incorrect. You need to learn how kmalloc (or any *alloc for that matter) works because it seems like you don't realise what is happening with this statement.

memory_buffer = kmalloc(1, GFP_KERNEL);

I am totally newbie to kernel and to drivers i wish to study about them seeking you all's help.....

-- /manohar