Tag Archives: debugfs

ksig – sending signals from the kernel space to the user space

Posted on August 23, 2014 by daveti

While syscall kill() gives users the ability to send certain signal to certain process in the user space of Linux, the story is totally different if we want to send signals from the kernel space to the user space. After … Continue reading →

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relay – linux kernel relay filesystem

Posted on June 29, 2013 by daveti

Relay (Relay filesystem) is a mechanisim used to transfer the data from the kernel space to the user space within the Linux OS. The advantage of relay comparing with other means like debugfs or proc is its ability to handle … Continue reading →

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