mo...@rodents-montreal.org (Mouse) writes:
>> My question is:
>> Can I use such retrieved file_fd or struct socket* so in separate
>> kernel thread ?
>I see no reason why not - but that is not at all the same as "yes". I
>do not work with multiple threads often enough to feel confident of my
>an
> I have created two sockets with socketpair() and one of them is put
> into kernel module through ioctl. [...] I am able to retrieve file
> descriptor from user mode descriptor (int user_sock) :
> file_fd = fd_getfile2(lewepe->l_proc, user_sock);
Minor terminological point: the term "file descr
On Tue, Mar 11, 2025 at 03:08:15PM +0100, Peter Skvarka wrote:
> > ... You can then use the socket directly in the kernel...
>
> Is this valid also when this socket is used by separate kernel thread ?
> It is different than thread which runs in ioctl and provides socket.
There is nothing thread-l
... You can then use the socket directly in the kernel...
Is this valid also when this socket is used by separate kernel thread ?
It is different than thread which runs in ioctl and provides socket.
Peter
> On Mar 11, 2025, at 2:20 AM, Peter Skvarka wrote:
>
> Hello,
> I have created two sockets with socketpair() and one of them is put into
> kernel module through ioctl.
> I need to work with passed socket in separate kernel thread.
> In my module ioctl handler I am able to retrieve file descr
Hello,
I have created two sockets with socketpair() and one of them is put into
kernel module through ioctl.
I need to work with passed socket in separate kernel thread.
In my module ioctl handler I am able to retrieve file descriptor from
user mode descriptor (int user_sock) :
file_fd = fd_ge
