Thread: Read/Write function callback in user space for a file

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    Question Read/Write function callback in user space for a file

    Hi;I am looking for 'proc fs' type of solution in User space.In Linux Kernel space, we can register read/write function for a proc file and those got called while doing respective operation on that file.Is there same kind of mechansim availabel in C library for user space. Can we crate a file and register read/write callback functions for that file in User space application?So that when "cat " is exectued, the read callback function of that file for called.Please let know if there any mechansim exist for this in User space.Thanks in advance.

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    Talking about a Linux solution, I assume?

    Read up on inotify and the various utilities built off it that do just what you want. On Windows? I'm not aware of a solution that doesn't hook every filesystem access and filter as appropriate but it's not my area.

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    You want to use Fuse.
    Code:
    //try
    //{
    	if (a) do { f( b); } while(1);
    	else   do { f(!b); } while(1);
    //}

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    Yeah, it is for Linux system. Can you elaborate little more about those?

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    Fuse is a system for implementing filesystems in user space. From your analogy to /proc, I assume you are trying to create "virtual files" or something like that, where the content of the file is generated by a program instead of being stored on disk. Fuse would be perfect for that. I cannot describe it all myself, Google it. The docs are very good. I used it a couple years ago to implement a PDF filesystem (mount a PDF and browse around inside it using shell commands, cool stuff)
    Code:
    //try
    //{
    	if (a) do { f( b); } while(1);
    	else   do { f(!b); } while(1);
    //}

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