Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2003 15:42:46 -0300 From: "Daniel C. Sobral" <dcs@tcoip.com.br> To: Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com> Cc: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com> Subject: Re: Auto kernel module loading Message-ID: <3EA58D26.9070007@tcoip.com.br> In-Reply-To: <3EA58BD3.5EBEB3B2@mindspring.com> References: <200304171136.57515.agh@tpg.com.au> <3E9EB7DF.4040104@tcoip.com.br> <20030417.205459.78025666.imp@bsdimp.com> <3EA531A0.3060209@tcoip.com.br> <3EA58BD3.5EBEB3B2@mindspring.com>
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Terry Lambert wrote:
> "Daniel C. Sobral" wrote:
>
>>>Yes. My plan is to make devd deal with most of the problem... You'll
>>>still need to compile / device into your kernel, however.
>>
>>Mmmm? The point is having a minimal kernel.ko. If you still have to
>>compile the device in the kernel, it does nothing at all to reach the
>>desired goal.
>
>
> This is like claiming that you haven't made the kernel pageable,
> if you can't page out the page-in code. 8-).
>
> Anything in the boot path, necessary to get you to the point
> where the kernel can actually load any remaining modules, must
> be statically present in the kernel.
As bsdimp noted, I misunderstood what he meant. In retrospective, what I
_thought_ he meant didn't make any sense at all, but I guess it was too
early in the morning for me. :-)
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