proc_dostring
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## Name

proc_dostring — read a string sysctl

## Synopsis

`int proc_dostring (` | ctl_table * | table,
| int | write,
| struct file * | filp,
| void __user * | buffer,
| size_t * | lenp,
| loff_t * | ppos`)`;

## Arguments

`table`

  the sysctl table

`write`

  `TRUE` if this is a write to the sysctl file

`filp`

  the file structure

`buffer`

  the user buffer

`lenp`

  the size of the user buffer

`ppos`

  file position

## Description

Reads/writes a string from/to the user buffer. If the kernel buffer provided is not large enough to hold the string, the string is truncated. The copied string is `NULL-terminated`. If the string is being read by the user process, it is copied and a newline '\n' is added. It is truncated if the buffer is not large enough.

Returns 0 on success.

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