Re: Userspace - Kernel Space "Connector" test

["Midhun A" <midhunagni@gmail.com>]

Hey,

  Thanks a lot. I have changed the idx value to 7 and it worked. :)

Thanks,
Midhun

On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 8:08 PM, Evgeniy Polyakov <johnpol@2ka.mipt.ru> wrote:
> Hi.
>
>
>  On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 03:41:16PM +0530, Midhun A (midhunagni@gmail.com) wrote:
>  >    I want to use the Connector module (CONFIG_CONNECTOR) for Kernel
>  > space to User space communication.  My kernel version is 2.6.22.
>  > Before using it, I am trying out the example programs in the
>  > Documentation folder. I have cn_test.c built into the kernel (not
>  > loaded as a module) and I have compiled ucon.c.
>
>  You have to use smaller index than 32 or increase CN_NETLINK_USERS
>  parameter in include/linux/connector.h
>
>  Currently all kernel users fit that limitation, which is ok.
>
>  Also, parameter used in bind() is a bitmap of requested groups, to
>  listen on 0x123 idx you have to add it via setsockopt(), which is
>  commented in ucon.c.
>
>  So, either switch to smaller group number (connector index) or increase
>  above limit. If you will select the former case (it is simpler from
>  userspace point of view), you have to change bind() group, note that it
>  is a bitmap, os group N equals to (1<<N) bind() value. If you will
>  select the latter case and recompile connector module, then you have to
>  uncomment setsockopt() code in ucon.c
>
>  Both methods work, and you will get something like this:
>  $ sudo ./ucon
>  Thu Mar 27 17:29:19 2008 : [123.457] [00000002.00000000].
>  Thu Mar 27 17:29:20 2008 : [123.457] [00000003.00000000].
>  Thu Mar 27 17:29:21 2008 : [123.457] [00000004.00000000].
>  Thu Mar 27 17:29:22 2008 : [123.457] [00000005.00000000].
>  Thu Mar 27 17:29:23 2008 : [123.457] [00000006.00000000].
>
>  --
>         Evgeniy Polyakov
>