Re: How to read a file from a device driver?

[Daniel C. Sobral]

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.

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