Thread: printing from kernel

  1. 10-30-2008 #1
    nancycoder
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    printing from kernel

    i am a beginner kernel programmer. i need to write a kernel code for a new system call called
    int sys_printstr(void *buf);
    This system call returns the usual success/failure codes. The buf argument that it gets is an
    encoded string as follows:
    • the first byte in buf contains the length of the string in bytes
    • the bytes that follow in buf contain the actual string, excluding the terminating null it should correctly printk this encoded string which is passed from user-land.

    any clue/suggestion?

    thanks in advance..

    -Nancy
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    Well I believe printk still takes a null terminated string, so if you know how long it is either move all the memory over one byte where the length used to be, or move it to a new buffer and throw a nul terminator on the end.
    Last edited by valaris; 10-30-2008 at 11:25 PM.
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    I need the actual code
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    I'm sure you do.
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    Anyone who wants to be a kernel programmer, and who needs "actual code" for this simply isn't ready.

    I mean, what are you going to do when your fumbling around in the dark causes a kernel panic and you're once again admiring the BIOS startup logo?
    If you dance barefoot on the broken glass of undefined behaviour, you've got to expect the occasional cut.
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    I agree with Salem - if you haven't got a good idea of how to do this, you are not a kernel level programmer (yet - there is nothing saying you can't get there).

    What have you done so far?

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