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Date:      Wed, 1 Apr 2015 16:42:09 -0300
From:      =?UTF-8?Q?Mat=C3=ADas_Perret_Cantoni?= <perretcantonim@gmail.com>
To:        Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com>
Cc:        freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: load a driver during autoconfiguration
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2015-04-01 16:21 GMT-03:00 Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com>:

>
> > On Apr 1, 2015, at 12:18 PM, Mat=C3=ADas Perret Cantoni <
> perretcantonim@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > 2015-03-09 15:03 GMT-03:00 Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com>:
> >
> > > On Mar 9, 2015, at 10:01 AM, John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> wrote:
> > >
> > (trimming a little)
> > > One option is to always load the driver using an entry in loader.conf
> or in
> > > the kld_list variable in /etc/rc.conf.  Another option to do on-deman=
d
> loading
> > > is to write a custom devd handler.  You can find some examples in
> > > /etc/devd/usb.conf (note that that file is auto-generated).  I'm not
> sure what
> > > is output for a nomatch entry for an fdt bus.  For devices that appea=
r
> at
> > > runtime you can run 'cat /var/run/devd.pipe' in a window to see event
> details
> > > to use to write your match rule.  However, for boot time events I
> think you
> > > will need to resort to looking at the code to decipher what variables
> are
> > > passed that you want to match on.
> >
> > devinfo -v will tell you the pnp info, which is what you=E2=80=99ll nee=
d to
> match the
> > device. This will load the driver after boot. It=E2=80=99s almost alway=
s easier,
> however,
> > to just add the driver to your /boot/loader.conf file.
> >
> > Sometime before BSDcan this year, there will be the option to
> automatically load
> > drivers based on PNP information from the parent bus coupled with the
> tables
> > compiled into the .ko files, but that=E2=80=99s not possible today.
> > Warner
> >
> > Hello. Thank you and sorry for the delay.
> >
> > I tried using the kld_list variable of /etc/rc.conf and it worked just
> fine: my driver gets loaded on boot time.
> >
> > On the other hand I couldn't get the loader.conf alternative to work: I
> created a loader.conf file in /boot (since there wasn't one) with only on=
e
> line in it:
> >
> > myDriver_load=3D"YES"
> >
> > The driver is not loaded after boot and dmesg doesn't shows any message
> about my driver.
>
> Is there a myDriver.ko in your load path?
>

Yes, it is in /boot/modules, which is what  sysctl kern.module_path shows
me.


> > I suspect that loader doesn't reads my file, because I also tried to
> change the autoboot delay of loader by overriding on my file, the
> autoboot_delay variable that's defined in /boot/defaults/loader.conf :
> >
> > # cat /boot/loader.conf
> > loader_delay=3D"1"
> > autoboot_delay=3D"1"
> > myDriver_load=3D"YES"
> >
> > But loader still waits 10 seconds before booting:
> > ...
> > -
> > /boot/kernel/kernel data=3D0x4b3fc8+0x2c038 syms=3D[0x4+0x78c40+0x4+0x4=
b17f]
> > Hit [Enter] to boot immediately, or any other key for command prompt.
> > Booting [/boot/kernel/kernel] in 9 seconds ...
> > ...
> >
> >
> > Do you think that loader is reading my file or not? If there is more
> information that I can provide, just tell me!
>
> I think that you=E2=80=99re not doing the interface quite right.
>

I'm sorry, which interface you refer to?

>
> Warner
>
> Matias.



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