proc_dostring
Section: Kernel Hacker's Manual (9)
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NAME
proc_dostring - read a string sysctl
SYNOPSIS
int proc_dostring
(ctl_table *table,
int write,
struct file *filp,
void *buffer,
size_t *lenp);
ARGUMENTS
- table
-
the sysctl table
- write
-
TRUE if this is a write to the sysctl file
- filp
-
the file structure
- buffer
-
the user buffer
- lenp
-
the size of the user buffer
DESCRIPTION
Reads/writes a string from/to the user buffer. If the kernel
buffer provided is not large enough to hold the string, the
string is truncated. The copied string is NULL-terminated.
If the string is being read by the user process, it is copied
and a newline ' is added. It is truncated if the buffer is
not large enough.
Returns 0 on success.
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