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Date:      Mon, 10 Jan 2005 18:58:38 -0700
From:      Scott Long <scottl@freebsd.org>
To:        "Simon L. Nielsen" <simon@freebsd.org>
Cc:        cvs-all@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/netgraph ng_base.c src/sys/sys kernel.h
Message-ID:  <41E332CE.4090900@freebsd.org>
In-Reply-To: <20050110233157.GJ777@zaphod.nitro.dk>
References:  <200501061745.j06Hj344034786@repoman.freebsd.org> <20050110184139.GE19624@funkthat.com> <20050110202344.GC777@zaphod.nitro.dk> <41E2E561.9000504@freebsd.org> <20050110205654.GF777@zaphod.nitro.dk> <41E2F4C6.1010000@freebsd.org> <20050110233157.GJ777@zaphod.nitro.dk>

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Simon L. Nielsen wrote:
> On 2005.01.10 14:33:58 -0700, Scott Long wrote:
> 
> 
>>Well, I guess my point is that it's important to document exactly what
>>MODULE_DEPEND does do, and well as what it doesn't do.  It's not really
>>a bug that it doesn't change SI_ORDER order, it's just a not a feature
>>that it was ever intended to support.  A second paragraph under 
> 
> 
> OK.
> 
> 
>>DESCRIPTION that talks about this would probably be most appropriate.
>>Something like:
>>
>>.Nm
>>provides hints to the kernel
>>.Xr loader 8
>>and to
>>.Xr kldload 8
>>to ensure that the named dependency is loaded prior to the existing 
>>module.  It does not change or dictate the order in which modules are
>>initialized at runtime.
> 
> 
> OK, I just fixed a mdoc nit and changed kldload(8) to kernel linker
> (based on John-Mark Gurney's comment).  The result is attached, which
> I plan to commit tomorrow unless somebody else has further
> refinements.
> 
> 

This looks good, thanks!

Scott



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