Re: 2.4 in-kernel file opening

[Brian Gerst]

Martin Drab wrote:
> Hi,
>
> can anybody tell me why there is no sys_open() exported in kernel/ksyms.c 
> in 2.4 kernels while the sys_close() is there? And what is then the 
> preferred way of opening files from within a 2.4 kernel module?

Why do you need to open files from kernel space?  There are usually 
better alternatives like the firmware loader interface.

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				Brian Gerst
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