__copy_to_user

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Version: June 2009 (debian - 07/07/09)

Section: 9 (Appels noyau Linux)

NAME

__copy_to_user - Copy a block of data into user space, with less checking.

SYNOPSIS

unsigned long __must_check __copy_to_user(void __user * to, const void * from, unsigned long n);

ARGUMENTS

to

Destination address, in user space.

from

Source address, in kernel space.

n

Number of bytes to copy.

CONTEXT

User context only. This function may sleep.

DESCRIPTION

Copy data from kernel space to user space. Caller must check the specified block with access_ok before calling this function.

Returns number of bytes that could not be copied. On success, this will be zero.