Re: difference between create_proc_{read|info}_entry() ?

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In article <200005011518.RAA24659@duteinh.et.tudelft.nl> you wrote:
> Could somebody explain the difference between create_proc_read_entry() and
> create_proc_info_entry() to me? Both are used within the kernel, but from
> my understanding they are both used to register functions that deliver
> data when the /proc file is being read, so why are there two functions?

According to a comment in proc/fs/generic.c:proc_file_read(),
create_proc_info_entry() is only preserved for backwards
compatibility, use create_proc_read_entry() in new code.

Regards,
Borislav

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