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Question: How to create /proc/sys variables?

Forum: The Linux Kernel Hackers' Guide
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 11:08:50 GMT
From: Orlando Cantieni <ocantien@itr.ch>

Hi there

I'im going to do a kernel hack. I plan to insert a static variable (that is: static int) into the modified kernel. The value of it should be tunable by an external program.

Now, How to do so ? I think best way is to create a variable into the /proc/sys mirror and tune it by echo. But how can I create such a file ? Does sysctl() do something ?

Thanks for any help

Orla

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