problem creating files in /proc

[tirumal b <tirumal_b yahoo com>]

hello

   I tried to create certain files in /proc using the
proc_fs.h interface but i get the following errors. I
have also included my program too. Could any one tell
me what is the error.

Thank you


gcc -c example.c
In file included from example.c:2:
/usr/include/linux/proc_fs.h:47: parse error before
"off_t"
/usr/include/linux/proc_fs.h:51: parse error before
"off_t"
/usr/include/linux/proc_fs.h:57: parse error before
"mode_t"
/usr/include/linux/proc_fs.h:59: parse error before
"uid"
/usr/include/linux/proc_fs.h:60: parse error before
"gid"
/usr/include/linux/proc_fs.h:70: parse error before
"count"
/usr/include/linux/proc_fs.h:72: parse error before
"rdev"
/usr/include/linux/proc_fs.h:176: parse error before
"mode_t"
/usr/include/linux/proc_fs.h:181: parse error before
"mode_t"
/usr/include/linux/proc_fs.h:186: parse error before
"mode_t"
/usr/include/linux/proc_fs.h:192: parse error before
"mode_t"
/usr/include/linux/proc_fs.h:193: parse error before
"off_t"
/usr/include/linux/proc_fs.h:193:
`create_proc_read_entry' declared as function
returning a function
/usr/include/linux/proc_fs.h:196: parse error before
"mode_t"
/usr/include/linux/proc_fs.h:203: parse error before
"void"


/*example.c*/
#include<stdio.h>
#include<linux/proc_fs.h>
#include<sys/types.h>
main()
{
const char* name="CPU";
mode_t mode=444;
struct proc_dir_entry *l;
l=create_proc_entry(name,mode,NULL);
}




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