Linux Kernel Procfs Guide

Erik (J.A.K.) Mouw

Delft University of Technology
Faculty of Information Technology and Systems

            J.A.K.Mouw@its.tudelft.nl
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            Delft
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Table of Contents
Preface
1. Introduction
2. Managing procfs entries
Creating a regular file
Creating a symlink
Creating a device
Creating a directory
Removing an entry
3. Communicating with userland
Reading data
Writing data
A single call back for many files
4. Tips and tricks
Convenience functions
Modules
Mode and ownership
5. Example