Re: /proc query
From: bert hubert (ahu_at_ds9a.nl)
Date: 12/12/04
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Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 13:58:41 +0100 To: cranium2003 <cranium2003@yahoo.com>
On Fri, Dec 10, 2004 at 06:50:14PM -0800, cranium2003 wrote:
> Can a user program be able to overwrite /proc entry
> with some changes to that /proc file frequently?
> can same file be able to read by kernel in its actual
> kernel execution?
Userspace can only set settings in the kernel when the kernel allows this.
Procfs is not a storage filesystem, it stores settings and exposes
information.
The kernel does not 'read' files in /proc per se, it has direct access to
the relevant settings.
Procfs is like a window on the kernel, and in some cases you can hand the
kernel new settings.
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