Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 09:54:53 -0700 From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@freebsd.org> To: Tai-hwa Liang <avatar@mmlab.cse.yzu.edu.tw>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: kldload random.ko panics -CURRENT Message-ID: <20040621165453.GB2544@dragon.nuxi.com> In-Reply-To: <20040621091654.GA1167@isis.wad.cz> References: <040620234141A.22488@www.mmlab.cse.yzu.edu.tw> <20040621091654.GA1167@isis.wad.cz>
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On Mon, Jun 21, 2004 at 11:16:54AM +0200, Roman Neuhauser wrote: > # avatar@mmlab.cse.yzu.edu.tw / 2004-06-21 00:01:04 +0800: > > Apparently, loading the module random.ko in -CURRENT always panics the > > kernel unless the random device was not compiled in the kernel. > > ... > > > I'm wondering about why this module loading panicked instead of > > bailing out with something like "kldload: can't load random: File > > exists?" Because it isn't well written. > When I asked about the same thing not so long ago, the answer was > "don't do it": > http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=freebsd-hackers&m=108113056524926&w=2 Yes it is a very well know problem with devrandom. No, other drivers don't panic when loaded and also statically compiled into the kernel. -- -- David (obrien@FreeBSD.org)
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