On Wednesday 10 August 2005 04:29 pm, Sergey Uvarov wrote: > Hello hackers, > > I'm writing a kernel module for my own needs. AFAIK the following > methods could be used: > > 1) allocate not used system call with help of SYSCALL_MODULE macro > > 2) allocate proprieatry oid via SYSCTL_OID(OID_AUTO) and write an > appropriate sysctl handler(s) > > 3) add a file in /dev and use ioctl(2) call > > What is a preferable way to control my module?
It depends on what you want to do really. I've used sysctl's for simple debug modules where I write to the sysctl to have it perform a desired action. -- John Baldwin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve" = http://www.FreeBSD.org _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
