sending init file / firmware to a network driver via kernel

Hi All,


I need an advice.

We have a network driver for a specific HW we manufacture.
Upon our driver init we need to send 3 files to be able to initialize it
completely.
2 files are binaries and one is .ini file (txt file).
Currently the advice I've got was not to try and open these files via kernel
but to use IOCL to transfer these files from user application.(I did it and
it is working)

My question:
Is there any Linux kernel way (no application) to open configuration
files for drivers ?


Thanks
=========
Benzy Gabay
Texas Instruments

Benzy Gabay wrote:
> Hi All,
>
>
> I need an advice.
>
> We have a network driver for a specific HW we manufacture.
> Upon our driver init we need to send 3 files to be able to initialize it
> completely.
> 2 files are binaries and one is .ini file (txt file).
> Currently the advice I've got was not to try and open these files via kernel
> but to use IOCL to transfer these files from user application.(I did it and
> it is working)
>
> My question:
> Is there any Linux kernel way (no application) to open configuration
> files for drivers ?

I didn't join the project until after all this was working - thus I'm not familiar with the details;
however, the bcm43xx driver loads its firmware without using a userspace application. You can see
the details in any kernel since 2.6.17.

Larry

I'll look for it.

Thanks


"Larry Finger" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:2_xoh.351604$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Benzy Gabay wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>>
>> I need an advice.
>>
>> We have a network driver for a specific HW we manufacture.
>> Upon our driver init we need to send 3 files to be able to initialize it
>> completely.
>> 2 files are binaries and one is .ini file (txt file).
>> Currently the advice I've got was not to try and open these files via
>> kernel
>> but to use IOCL to transfer these files from user application.(I did it
>> and
>> it is working)
>>
>> My question:
>> Is there any Linux kernel way (no application) to open configuration
>> files for drivers ?
>
> I didn't join the project until after all this was working - thus I'm not
> familiar with the details;
> however, the bcm43xx driver loads its firmware without using a userspace
> application. You can see
> the details in any kernel since 2.6.17.
>
> Larry