Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:27:57 +1200 From: Andrew Thompson <thompsa@FreeBSD.org> To: Maslan <maslanbsd@gmail.com> Cc: FreeBSD Hackers <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: loading a firmware image Message-ID: <20070715212757.GA17029@heff.fud.org.nz> In-Reply-To: <319cceca0707151335jd8aef89k635d7edb01d08691@mail.gmail.com> References: <319cceca0707151335jd8aef89k635d7edb01d08691@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sun, Jul 15, 2007 at 11:35:12PM +0300, Maslan wrote: > Hello, > > What is the best way to load a firmware image (microcode) ? > AFAIK I've to load the image file first in memory then call > firmware_register() but my problem is how should i load the image in > memory ?? The firmware is bundled in a seperate kernel module that can be loaded, read and then unloaded. See src/sys/modules/iwifw/iwi_bss for an example of the Makefile magic that creates the kld. Andrew
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