marojahan wrote:

> hi....i'm a new member.. may name is maroajahan...
>
> i have a problem on programming linux device driver....
>
> i want to build a driver that have two behavior.....
>
> on user mode it will be recognized as serial char driver but on kernel
> kernel system will recognize it as a network device driver that open an
> UDP port and read/write that port.
>
> i confuse how to implement it...especially how to open UDP port in
UDP port can be opened while creating socket in kernel.
> kernel space and how to link that both drivers (network and serial char
> driver)
>
> i hope you can give me a sollution on this...
>
> thankyou.

marojahan wrote:
> hi....i'm a new member.. may name is maroajahan...
>
> i have a problem on programming linux device driver....
>
> i want to build a driver that have two behavior.....
>
> on user mode it will be recognized as serial char driver but on kernel
> kernel system will recognize it as a network device driver that open an
> UDP port and read/write that port.
>
> i confuse how to implement it...especially how to open UDP port in
> kernel space and how to link that both drivers (network and serial char
> driver)
>
> i hope you can give me a sollution on this...

You do not need to re-invent a wheel.

The character-to-network driver is called the tun/tap driver.
Google for it.

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Tauno Voipio
tauno voipio (at) iki fi

Tthankyou.