Date: Mon, 26 Jan 1998 08:40:55 -0800 (PST) From: Julian Elischer <julian@whistle.com> To: Dag-Erling Coidan Sm?rgrav <dag-erli@ifi.uio.no> Cc: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: File I/O in kernel land (was: Re: 2nd warning: 2.2.6 BETA begins in 10 days!) Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95.980126084043.29311C-100000@current1.whistle.com> In-Reply-To: <xzpu3ar9ra1.fsf@hrotti.ifi.uio.no>
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see how exec() loads a file.. On 26 Jan 1998, Dag-Erling Coidan Sm?rgrav wrote: > Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> writes: > > > I'd like to have the logo as a separate file rather than compile it > > > into the lkm, but I haven't had much luck finding out how to do file > > > I/O in kernel land. Could somebody give me a hint before i go berserk > > > and read the entire kernel source to find out? :) > > It's extremely tedious. You'd be better off adding an ioctl hook to > > the screensaver module and adding an extra console ioctl to pass > > commands to the screensaver. > > I was afraid you'd say that. I think I'll just leave it the way it is > for now, and add the ioctl later. > > -- > * Finrod (INTJ) * Unix weenie * dag-erli@ifi.uio.no * cellular +47-92835919 * > RFC1123: "Be liberal in what you accept, and conservative in what you send" >
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