copy_to_user(9)

copy_to_user9

Copy a block of data into user space.

Usage

unsigned long 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.

Overview

Copy data from kernel space to user space.

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

Releases

4 releases since Debian 4.0 (Etch); the text changed 3 times.

  1. 4.0
  2. 5.0
  3. 6.0
  4. 7

From linux-manual-3.2 3.2.78-1 in Debian 7 (Wheezy). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.