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Date:      Thu, 17 Dec 1998 11:41:09 -0800
From:      Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
To:        Garrett Wollman <wollman@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu>
Cc:        Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: PAO Integration? 
Message-ID:  <199812171941.LAA07169@dingo.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 17 Dec 1998 10:24:26 EST." <199812171524.KAA28637@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> 

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> <<On Wed, 16 Dec 1998 15:38:55 -0800, Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> said:
> 
> > Pseudo-devices probably want their own bus, whose probe code would be 
> > responsible for resolving this.
> 
> No, pseudo-devices shouldn't look like bus-framework devices at all --
> after all, they do not represent real hardware!
> 
> (Of course, they should be constructed as KLD modules when that is
> possible.  It isn't always possible; e.g., bpf.)
> 
> Pseudo-devices should be written to dynamically allocate new units
> upon activation, or using some sort of external mechanism (I don't
> think sysctl is the right tool, but perhaps Warner's Xresources-style
> proposal is the right direction).

Sysctl is just an access mechanism; I'm starting to think Warner's 
proposal is going to be a fairly good compromise too.

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