Date: Tue, 6 Jun 2000 16:08:42 -0700 (PDT) From: Kris Kennaway <kris@FreeBSD.org> To: "Yevmenkin, Maksim N, CSCIO" <myevmenkin@att.com> Cc: "'hackers@freebsd.org'" <hackers@freebsd.org> Subject: RE: kerneld for FreeBSD Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0006061607330.71092-100000@freefall.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <E598F159668DD311B9C700902799EAF447341C@njb140po01.ems.att.com>
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On Tue, 6 Jun 2000, Yevmenkin, Maksim N, CSCIO wrote:
> > No. Modules shouldn't be unloaded automatically.
^^
> but why? :-) what is wrong with that? it would be so nice to have small
> GENERIC kernel and bunch of modules. kernel will start, identify all
> hardware (pci/pnp) and than load appropriate modules. the only problem
> here is old hardware :(
You weren't listening..no-one debates the utility of auto-loading modules,
and that is the direction FreeBSD is already heading. The debate is over
the utility of automatically UNLOADING modules when they're "no longer in
use".
Kris
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