> 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. Config data should be in a modules.conf-friendly
format (command-line options) and firmware should be linked directly into
the module. It's fairly simple to write a tool that translates an
arbitrary binary file into an equivalent C array declaration...
--Scott
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