From owner-freebsd-current Thu Dec 17 11:44:02 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id LAA06898 for freebsd-current-outgoing; Thu, 17 Dec 1998 11:44:02 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (castles141.castles.com [208.214.165.141]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id LAA06845 for ; Thu, 17 Dec 1998 11:43:53 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dingo.cdrom.com (8.9.1/8.8.8) with ESMTP id LAA07169; Thu, 17 Dec 1998 11:41:10 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Message-Id: <199812171941.LAA07169@dingo.cdrom.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.2 2/24/98 To: Garrett Wollman cc: Mike Smith , current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: PAO Integration? In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 17 Dec 1998 10:24:26 EST." <199812171524.KAA28637@khavrinen.lcs.mit.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1998 11:41:09 -0800 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > < 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. -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message