Name
wimax_msg —
Send a message to user space
Synopsis
int wimax_msg ( | struct wimax_dev * wimax_dev, |
| | const char * pipe_name, |
| | const void * buf, |
| | size_t size, |
| | gfp_t gfp_flags); |
Arguments
wimax_dev
WiMAX device descriptor (properly referenced)
pipe_name
"named pipe" the message will be sent to
buf
pointer to the message to send.
size
size of the buffer pointed to by buf (in bytes).
gfp_flags
flags for memory allocation.
Returns
0 if ok, negative errno code on error.
Description
Sends a free-form message to user space on the device wimax_dev.
NOTES
Once the skb is given to this function, who will own it and will
release it when done (unless it returns error).