Linux Kernel Sysfs: Driver-Grade Data Management Example Overview Linux kernel sysfs is often introduced using trivial module parameters or static variables.This project goes beyond that baseline and demonstrates a driver-grade sysfs design built aro...
Building a Linux Kernel Module for Memory and Per-Process RSS via /proc User-space utilities such as top, htop, and free present a polished view of system memory usage, but they abstract away substantial kernel-level mechanics. To understand how Linu...
Systems Calls for I/O Operations:- Creat:-int creat(char *filename, mode_t mode);First parameter is filename and second is mode. Some most common modes are O_RDONLY:- the file has read-only permission. O_WRONLY:- This mode gives write permissio...
Duplicating a Process Image:- You can create a new process by calling fork() . This system call duplicates the current process, creating a new entry in the process table with many of the same attributes as the current process. The new process is almo...
Process:- Process is define as "an address space with one or more threads executing within that address space, and the required system resources for those threads."A multitasking operating system such as Linux lets many programs run at once. Each in...