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Date:      Thu, 17 Nov 2005 20:34:37 -0500
From:      "Yong Ma" <mayong@mail.com>
To:        "John Baldwin" <jhb@freebsd.org>
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, freebsd-drivers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: How to make my new driver be configurable in the kernel configuration file?
Message-ID:  <20051118013438.3ACAE101E6@ws1-3.us4.outblaze.com>

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----- Original Message -----
From: "John Baldwin" <jhb@freebsd.org>
To: "Yong Ma" <mayong@mail.com>
Subject: Re: How to make my new driver be configurable in the kernel	config=
uration file?
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 10:55:46 -0500

>=20
> On Wednesday 16 November 2005 09:34 pm, Yong Ma wrote:
> > > Usually that's spelled '#include <dev/mydevice/mydevice.h>' since it
> > > is relative to one of the -I paths.  In practice, however, it rarely
> > > makes a difference.
> > >
> > > Warner
> >
> > Yes,it works.I made it as a "standard".but I want to make it as a
> > "optional" so I can config it  in the kernel configuration file(MYKERNE=
L)
> > as "device mydevice" to decide whether it will be load when system boot=
s.
> >
> > It seemed not enough only add a line "dev/mydevice/mycevice.c      opti=
onal
> >        device" in sys/conf/files.i386 .There will be a syntax error when
> > config MYKERNEL. Something else needed?
>=20
> No, that's all that's needed.  Perhaps you can post your diff against
> files.i386 and the line from MYKERNEL that is causing the error?
>=20
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Yes,and I got the reason:There wiil be a syntax error if the name behind 'd=
evice' in MYKERNEL contains numbers(in the middle). so "device cryptcard" p=
assed but "device sjy22b" caused error.=20

Thanks
Yong

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