Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2000 19:25:26 -0700 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: "Daniel C. Sobral" <dcs@newsguy.com> Cc: "Gary T. Corcoran" <garycor@home.com>, Alfred Perlstein <bright@wintelcom.net>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: How to read a file from a device driver? Message-ID: <38D43A96.DD54B20B@softweyr.com> References: <38D2FF48.CE3E396B@home.com> <20000317202018.C14789@fw.wintelcom.net> <38D3085D.37F31443@home.com> <38D3108F.2CDEF5BF@softweyr.com> <38D3D245.F40CE729@newsguy.com>
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"Daniel C. Sobral" wrote:
>
> Wes Peters wrote:
> >
> > Can you repackage the binary as a data-only kld, with a couple of public
> > symbols wrapping the beginning and end of the binary, or a couple of
> > symbols with start and length? You could then have the loader pre-
> > load the .ko at boot time.
>
> As a matter of fact, there is no need to repackage it. Loader can load
> the file with a specific -t type, in which case the file is loaded as
> is. See, for instance, the splash screen code.
Coolness. You know, I think this FreeBSD thing is really going to take
off one of these days. ;^)
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"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
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