1COPY_TO_USER(9)           Memory Management in Linux           COPY_TO_USER(9)
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NAME

6       copy_to_user - Copy a block of data into user space.
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SYNOPSIS

9       unsigned long copy_to_user(void __user * to, const void * from,
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ARGUMENTS

13       to
14           Destination address, in user space.
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16       from
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CONTEXT

23       User context only. This function may sleep.
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DESCRIPTION

26       Copy data from kernel space to user space.
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28       Returns number of bytes that could not be copied. On success, this will
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