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From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@FreeBSD.org>
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On Sun, Aug 10, 2003 at 10:39:24AM +0100, Mark Murray wrote:
> "David O'Brien" writes:
> > I wish someone would fix random.ko...
> 
> "Hi Mark, please fix random.ko" :-)

I'm pretty sure I've asked about this a year ago. :-)
 
> > Preloaded elf module "/boot/kernel/random.ko" at 0xfffffc000096e270.
> > can't re-use a leaf (if_tun_debug)!
> > module_register: module random already exists!
> 
> What is a module that doesn't do this that I can crib a canonical solution
> out of?

ENOCLUE.  I know [most] network .ko's don't cause a panic when they are
loaded and the kernel has the device statically compiled in.

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-- David  (obrien@FreeBSD.org)