Cheers
John Summerfield
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On Tue, 19 May 1998, Thomas 'Dent' Mirlacher wrote:
> > > 1) how can someone read a file out from kernel-space
> > > assume you've a module, getting its config data from
> > > a file in userspace, and i'd like to use sysctl to
> > > specify this file - but the module should read it
> > > -> downloading a formware release to a card
> >
> > Generally reading a file directly from kernel-space is considered
> > extremely bad form.
>
> ok, i know ... but it would be IMHO the cleanest solution.
>
> > Config data should be in a modules.conf-friendly
> > format (command-line options) and firmware should be linked directly into
> > the module.
>
> ok, i've to deal with development version of hardware, which means there a
> some firmware releases expected during driver development. this means i have
> to recompile the driver every time i've to download a new firmware.
> AND it will bloat the module itself. so otherwise i'd just pass it from the
> file directly to the hardware.
>
> > It's fairly simple to write a tool that translates an
> > arbitrary binary file into an equivalent C array declaration...
>
> yup, i know them - Alan mentioned it.
>
>
> ok, if everyone agrees including the firmware into the module at compile time
> would be the ultimative solution, i will quit my questions of how to do it
> my way - i will use the classical way.
>
> greetings
>
> ++dent
>
> PS: never use netscrap mail ... i completely shot my loc;al maildir, so i got this
> reply out from the news. :(
>
> ... now using good old pine for the next few years.
> --
> Thomas Mirlacher Student of ComputerScience, University of Salzburg
> dent@cosy.sbg.ac.at http://www.cosy.sbg.ac.at/~dent
>
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