Re: compressed kernel modules

From: M. Warner Losh (imp_at_bsdimp.com)
Date: 09/28/03

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To: masta@wifibsd.org

    In message: <10569.12.238.113.137.1064709820.squirrel@mail.yazzy.org>
                "masta" <masta@wifibsd.org> writes:
    : Does the -CURRENT kldload(8), and/or loader(8), understand how to
    : decompress gzip/bzip kernel modules? I'm assuming it is possible, but I
    : haven't seen that done in the wild, or documented.

    Not really. The boot loader loader can. Without help, kldload can't.
    However, I have a small script that does a simple:

            #!/bin/sh
            cp /modules/$1.ko.gz /tmp
            gunzip /tmp/$1.ko.gz
            kldload /tmp/$1.ko
            rm /tmp/$1.ko

    Warner
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