From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Apr 20 08:45:40 2005 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 242F716A4CE; Wed, 20 Apr 2005 08:45:40 +0000 (GMT) Received: from vbook.fbsd.ru (swsoft-mipt-nat.sw.ru [195.214.233.10]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4C3AE43D46; Wed, 20 Apr 2005 08:45:39 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from vova@vbook.fbsd.ru) Received: from vova by vbook.fbsd.ru with local (Exim 4.50 (FreeBSD)) id 1DOAq0-0000NU-Nn; Wed, 20 Apr 2005 12:45:36 +0400 From: Vladimir Grebenschikov To: Bill Paul In-Reply-To: <20050420052240.7EFAD16A4CF@hub.freebsd.org> References: <20050420052240.7EFAD16A4CF@hub.freebsd.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=KOI8-R Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Organization: SWsoft Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 12:45:36 +0400 Message-Id: <1113986736.1162.6.camel@localhost> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.2.2 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port Sender: Vladimir Grebenschikov cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: New driver loading scheme for Project Evil, need input X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: vova@fbsd.ru List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 08:45:40 -0000 =F7 =D3=D2, 20/04/2005 =D7 05:22 +0000, Bill Paul =D0=C9=DB=C5=D4: > > > You still end up needing the C compiler, objcopy, ndiscvt and (option= ally) > > > iconv, but the script automates the use of all these tooks and explai= ns > > > to the user what's going on while it's working. > >=20 > > It's certainly simpler than the current state of afairs and unless the = kernel=20 > > NDIS grows the ability to directly read .sys & .inf files from your dis= k=20 > > (which would be very cool :) it's about a simple as it's going to get.. >=20 > Putting a .INF parser in the kernel would not be cool at all. Kernels > are for managing hardware and herding applications, not parsing text > files. Probably any parsing should be done in user-space utility, which will load .SYS file into kernel. # ndisload w22n51.inf w22n51.sys It should parse .inf, load if_ndis/ndis if required and then supply them binary data to use (via sysctl interface or like) This can be alternative way (instead of compiling special .ko) It is not so useful for mass-deploying, but more useful for day-to-day life. What do you think ?=20 > -Bill --=20 Vladimir B. Grebenchikov vova@fbsd.ru