Re: Accessing filesystem from a KLD

From: M. Warner Losh (imp_at_bsdimp.com)
Date: 06/25/05

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To: ssouhlal@freebsd.org

    In message: <42F160E7-9B19-4A8A-8656-A86E0076EBB3@FreeBSD.org>
                Suleiman Souhlal <ssouhlal@freebsd.org> writes:
    : You can use vn_open() to open the file, and then read it using vn_rdwr
    : (), and finally, vn_close() to close it. Look at src/sys/kern/
    : link_elf_obj.c for an example.

    There's also a desire to provide an easier to use interface for
    drivers to load, for example, firmware.

    Warner
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