Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1999 21:58:50 -0000 From: paul@originative.co.uk To: mike@smith.net.au Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: RE: KLD naming Message-ID: <A6D02246E1ABD2119F5200C0F0303D10FDCB@OCTOPUS>
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> -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Smith [mailto:mike@smith.net.au] > Sent: Thursday, January 21, 1999 8:25 PM > To: paul@originative.co.uk > Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG > Subject: Re: KLD naming > ... > Ah, understood. I'd be inclined to use a suffix, so that our > prefix-based classification scheme still worked, eg. > > dev_ahc_Adaptec.ko > kern_descrypt_RSA.ko > > etc. Hmm, wouldn't this impose our kernel structure onto modules? This might not be desirable for external developers, they may just want to provide a single module rather than split the product into submodules that fit our categories. Why not allow SafeCo_firewall.ko rather than netif_foo_SafeCo.ko netproto_bar_SafeCo.ko etc. Paul. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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