From: "T. A." <tkhoadfdsaf@hotmail.com>
To: "Linux Kernel Development" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
"Mark Atwood" <mra@pobox.com>
Subject: Re: Module read a file?
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2001 00:43:44 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <OE51xcbz37cfJiY9ZNM0000e151@hotmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <m38zehucml.fsf@flash.localdomain>
Check the PSS sound driver code. In either 2.2.x or 2.4.x. It allows you
to load a firmware from a selected file.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Atwood" <mra@pobox.com>
To: "Linux Kernel Development" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 4:48 PM
Subject: Module read a file?
> I'm modifying a PCMCIA driver module so that it can load new firmware
> into the card when it's inserted.
>
> Rather than including the firmware inside the module's binary, I would
> much rather be able to read it out of the filesystem.
>
> Are their any good examples of kernel code or kernel modules reading a
> file out of the filesystem that I could copy or at least look to for
> inspiration?
>
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prev parent reply other threads:[~2001-10-12 4:45 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 10+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2001-10-11 20:48 Mark Atwood
2001-10-11 21:19 ` Christopher Friesen
2001-10-11 21:25 ` Mark Atwood
2001-10-11 21:39 ` Christopher Friesen
2001-10-11 21:46 ` Greg KH
2001-10-12 8:12 ` Ian Stirling
2001-10-11 21:57 ` John Adams
2001-10-11 22:18 ` Alan Cox
2001-10-11 22:29 ` Mark Atwood
2001-10-12 4:43 ` T. A. [this message]
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