From: Eli Carter <eli.carter@inet.com>
To: fsnchzjr <fsnchzjr@zxmail.com>
Cc: "'linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org'" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Little question of mine....
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 10:31:18 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3A8D55D6.9B37FFF0@inet.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <FF2E85D46133D3119868006008AC264808D0FBDC@MAIL1>
fsnchzjr wrote:
>
> Please excuse my newbie question...
> I've been fooling around with module programing on 2.4.0, and I've made this
> little module for a char device that printk's (darn, my kernel log's growing
> real huge now!!!) anything I redirect into /dev/charmod (Hurray! I made my
> first module).... I have not yet implemented any read facilities, yet....
> and here's my question: What's IOCTL? What do I need it for?
>
> Oh BTW, I have this dumb little idea (please flame me if it's stupid...)...
Best run for cover... I see flame throwers everywhere.
Get "Linux Device Drivers" by Rubini and hang out on the kernel-newbies
list for a while... people there are more open to answering questions of
this type than most here.
But above all, don't let the flames from this discourage you.
^C-ya,
Eli
--------------------. Rule of Accuracy: When working toward
Eli Carter | the solution of a problem, it always
eli.carter@inet.com `--------------------- helps if you know the answer.
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2001-02-16 16:10 Little question of mine fsnchzjr
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