* Process Termination Indication in the Device Driver
@ 2003-06-27 23:02 Srini
2003-06-28 19:24 ` Alan Cox
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From: Srini @ 2003-06-27 23:02 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-kernel
Hi,
I am new to Linux Kernel. I am experimenting with Device Driver in Kernel
version 2.4. Is there a method by which the device driver could be indicated
by the
kernel of the termination of a "user process" asynchronously.
I know of the function find_task_by_pid that the driver could call to get
the task
structure given the pid.
Thanks in Advance
Srini
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* Re: Process Termination Indication in the Device Driver
2003-06-27 23:02 Process Termination Indication in the Device Driver Srini
@ 2003-06-28 19:24 ` Alan Cox
2003-06-30 19:01 ` Srini
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From: Alan Cox @ 2003-06-28 19:24 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Srini; +Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List
On Sad, 2003-06-28 at 00:02, Srini wrote:
> I am new to Linux Kernel. I am experimenting with Device Driver in Kernel
> version 2.4. Is there a method by which the device driver could be indicated
> by the
> kernel of the termination of a "user process" asynchronously.
>
> I know of the function find_task_by_pid that the driver could call to get
> the task
> structure given the pid.
If the application has files open then your device will receive flush
events (and/or release events if its the last open) for each file handle
as it is closed. Linux drivers dont normally care about process exit
information in the general case therefore since the OS will ensure
drivers get told when handles are cleaned up
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* RE: Process Termination Indication in the Device Driver
2003-06-28 19:24 ` Alan Cox
@ 2003-06-30 19:01 ` Srini
0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Srini @ 2003-06-30 19:01 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Alan Cox; +Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List
Hi Alan,
Thanks for the Reply. Using multiple instances of driver, which inturn
causes the kernel to closes the driver when the application dies is the
approach we
have planned to go about.
Thanks Again
Srini
-----Original Message-----
From: Alan Cox [mailto:alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk]
Sent: Saturday, June 28, 2003 12:24 PM
To: Srini
Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List
Subject: Re: Process Termination Indication in the Device Driver
On Sad, 2003-06-28 at 00:02, Srini wrote:
> I am new to Linux Kernel. I am experimenting with Device Driver in Kernel
> version 2.4. Is there a method by which the device driver could be
indicated
> by the
> kernel of the termination of a "user process" asynchronously.
>
> I know of the function find_task_by_pid that the driver could call to get
> the task
> structure given the pid.
If the application has files open then your device will receive flush
events (and/or release events if its the last open) for each file handle
as it is closed. Linux drivers dont normally care about process exit
information in the general case therefore since the OS will ensure
drivers get told when handles are cleaned up
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