linux-kernel - Re: new file in kernel.

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Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.64.0801191448140.27831@fbirervta.pbzchgretzou.qr>
Date:	Sat, 19 Jan 2008 14:49:31 +0100 (CET)
From:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...putergmbh.de>
To:	Rafael Sisto <rafael.sisto@...il.com>
cc:	Linux kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: new file in kernel.


On Jan 19 2008 10:42, Rafael Sisto wrote:
>Dear forum,
>can anybody help me with this issue?
>
>How do I create a new file in kernel mode?
>I am trying to create a file in a system call I am building.

http://kernelnewbies.org/FAQ/WhyWritingFilesFromKernelIsBad

Even then, you are a bit too unspecific. A syscall could
very well call a filesystem's create function and create
a file that way, though it is a very different use-case.
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