Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1999 13:35:24 -0800 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Dan Seguin <dseg@texar.com> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: KLD extern calls Message-ID: <199903182135.NAA03345@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 18 Mar 1999 16:39:49 EST." <Pine.BSF.3.91.990318163106.25492A-100000@pak.texar.com>
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> > Is it possible to make calls to std libs from within a KLD? For example, > getpwuid()? If so, how does one link it in? I've tried ld by hand > (specifying -lc), but get "bad exec format" when trying to load it. > Otherwise, it just refuses to load, claiming "undefined symbol getpwuid". > This is not limited to the abovementioned call. Any ideas, knowledge, > help is appreciated. No. KLDs execute within the kernel, not in userspace. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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