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From: Jose Luis Marchetti <joseluismarchetti@yahoo.com.br>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: MAC address runtime configuration in new driver (was Re: ...no subject)
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2009 18:14:35 -0800 (PST)	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <658601.69208.qm@web34408.mail.mud.yahoo.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <496A0C4E.5040502@s5r6.in-berlin.de>

> http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ/WhyWritingFilesFromKernelIsBad
> discusses this.

Thanks, I have missed this faq.

> Userspace could write the necessary configuration data into
> the kernel,
> for example a sysfs attribute.  Of course the attribute
> could also be
> readable.  But perhaps there are already established
> mechanisms for
> exactly this purpose.  I added Cc: netdev, maybe somebody
> there can give
> advice.

Thanks for the advice, I have another scenario where it should be nice to access files from inside the kernel, I am going to describe it on another email, but know I am not sure I should keep pursuint it.

Thanks again.



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      reply	other threads:[~2009-01-12  2:14 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-01-11  3:41 Jose Luis Marchetti
2009-01-11  5:44 ` Cooper Yuan
2009-01-11  6:47 ` your mail Jesper Juhl
2009-01-11 15:12 ` MAC address runtime configuration in new driver (was Re: ...no subject) Stefan Richter
2009-01-12  2:14   ` Jose Luis Marchetti [this message]

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