Opening files in kernel mode

From: S.Venkat Raman (svraman@rocketmail.com)
Date: Fri Jun 02 2000 - 04:15:05 EST


Hi,
   Does anyone know if there is a function to
open ( and read )a file when working in kernel
 mode. Like for example there is a kernel
 equivalent of printf ( printk ) and malloc (kmalloc).
Open is not there in <linux/fcntl.h> i am
also looking for kernel version of read too
 which is also not there in <linux/unistd.h>.

if i try and use <fcntl.h> and <unistd.h> there
are some conflicts with the other files that
i include as a result it doesnt compile.

i am need the functions as part of a device driver
in which i need to open a file and copy the
contents into the device.

Please CC a reply to me incase you have some
solution to this problem.

thanks in advance,
venkat

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