Date: Mon, 13 Jun 2011 06:11:22 +0000 From: Eir Nym <eirnym@gmail.com> To: Doug Barton <dougb@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: rc.d script to load kernel modules Message-ID: <BANLkTimhtz81=uGjJZfHzXW86LGGf562dA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4DF3E98B.40108@FreeBSD.org> References: <4DF3E98B.40108@FreeBSD.org>
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On 11 June 2011 22:17, Doug Barton <dougb@freebsd.org> wrote: > Howdy, > > Per discussion on -arch and the svn list about improving boot time and > stripping down the kernel to just that-which-cannot-be-modularized I created > the attached script to kldload modules that don't need to be in loader.conf. > It cut quite a bit of time off my boot, so hopefully it will be useful to > others as well. > > To use it just put everything that is being _load'ed in loader.conf into > kld_list in rc.conf[.local]. For example, mine has: > > kld_list='umass coretemp ichwd linux nvidia if_wpi' > > If there is agreement that this is a good direction to go I'll be happy to > commit this along with the relevant /etc/defaults/rc.conf and rc.conf.5 > changes. > How do you would suggest set tunables, which are readonly or have no sysctl(8) equivalent after boot-time? AFAIK loader can't set tunable if module is not loaded at boot-time. > > hth, > > Doug > > -- > > Nothin' ever doesn't change, but nothin' changes much. > -- OK Go > > Breadth of IT experience, and depth of knowledge in the DNS. > Yours for the right price. :) http://SupersetSolutions.com/ > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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