Re: execute a user process in the kernel

From: Bjoern A. Zeeb (bzeeb-lists_at_lists.zabbadoz.net)
Date: 09/23/04

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    Date: Thu, 23 Sep 2004 08:02:18 +0000 (UTC)
To: Gordon David <kylincsos@hotmail.com>

    On Thu, 23 Sep 2004, Gordon David wrote:

    > That's the point. I do not want the userland program to check /dev/fooctl
    > from time to time. I want the kernel to notify the userland program
    > instead. So how shall I do it? Maybe linker_load_file is a better way.

    man 2 kqueue ? 

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