Date: Tue, 19 Oct 1999 16:27:01 -0700 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: James Howard <howardjp@wam.umd.edu> Cc: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>, freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: KLDs Message-ID: <199910192327.QAA00737@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 19 Oct 1999 16:57:02 EDT." <Pine.GSO.4.10.9910191656170.27458-100000@rac6.wam.umd.edu>
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> On Mon, 18 Oct 1999, Mike Smith wrote: > > > > Is it possible to compile a kernel with no filesystems supported and have > > > the boot loader load FFS? I have built an FFS module but I have not yet > > > had time to test it. Frankly, I am kind of afraid to for fear of trashing > > > my system. > > > > As long as the kernel will compile with no filesystems, it should work > > just fine. > > I expect as much, but when I tried to make an IPX KLD, it paniced the > system on unload. I will test the FFS KLD soon though. Panic on unload usually means that the code in question isn't designed to unload. 8) -- \\ Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. \\ Mike Smith \\ Tell him he should learn how to fish himself, \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ and he'll hate you for a lifetime. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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