i’m writing a char device in linux – xubuntu ,
and i’m wondering if i have to implement ioctl OR
maybe i can use the regular read write funcs??
thanks all,
Amit
i’m writing a char device in linux – xubuntu , and i’m wondering if
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i’m writing a char device in linux – xubuntu ,
and i’m wondering if i have to implement ioctl OR
maybe i can use the regular read write funcs??
thanks all,
Amit
The primary interface for a character device is the file functions, with ioctl serving extra, optional functionality.