I have developed a simple Linux kernel module :
#include <linux/init.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/fs.h>
ssize_t exer_open(struct inode *pinode, struct file *pfile) {
return 0;
}
ssize_t exer_read(struct file *pfile, char __user *buffer, size_t length, loff_t *offset) {
return 0;
}
ssize_t exer_write(struct file *pfile, const char __user *buffer, size_t length, loff_t *offset) {
return length;
}
ssize_t exer_close(struct inode *pinode, struct file *pfile) {
return 0;
}
struct file_operations exer_file_operations = {
.owner = THIS_MODULE,
.open = exer_open,
.read = exer_read,
.write = exer_write,
.release = exer_close,
};
int exer_simple_module_init(void) {
printk(KERN_ALERT "Inside the %s function\n", __FUNCTION__);
register_chrdev(240, "Simple Char Drv", &exer_file_operations);
return 0;
}
void exer_simple_module_exit(void) {
unregister_chrdev(240, "Simple Char Drv");
}
module_init(exer_simple_module_init);
module_exit(exer_simple_module_exit);
I insert this module to the kernel using insmod command without any problem.
I want to use this module to print a message sent to it by user space program that I have developed too :
#include<stdio.h>
#include<stdlib.h>
#include<errno.h>
#include<fcntl.h>
#include<string.h>
#include<unistd.h>
int main()
{
int ret, fd;
char stringToSend[] = "Hello World !";
fd = open("/dev/char_device", O_RDWR); // Open the device with read/write access
if (fd < 0)
{
perror("Failed to open the device...");
return errno;
}
ret = write(fd, stringToSend, strlen(stringToSend)); // Send the string to the LKM
if (ret < 0)
{
perror("Failed to write the message to the device.");
return errno;
}
return 0;
}
When I execute the program and examine the kernel logs using tail -f /var/log/messages command I can see : user.alert kernel: Inside the exer_read function But I cant see the message " Hello World !"
I don't know what I am missing here. I am a beginner in developing modules and using it.
