Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:38:18 +0200 From: Lars Engels <lme@freebsd.org> To: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: GSOC: Qt front-ends Message-ID: <20130425083818.GO65341@e-new.0x20.net> In-Reply-To: <CAJ-Vmon6hUovE%2By79OnsPgqDBweDVQpRAqxEF96viqfZyAAX%2BQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <CA%2BnOTRiuJrVB_FSX2U18yd4ETD6mD004Mb%2BAh0Q-evofsqirnw@mail.gmail.com> <60A4F968-60A4-4C71-AD53-BA1BC6CBAB5F@longcount.org> <CA%2BnOTRjU8tBc5KwebxCzE%2B5XGUqSqpzn=O=UFuqT0LUB3M28mQ@mail.gmail.com> <CA%2BnOTRgYm88Lwz=Z_=iVW8hDdKCkxMjUf=y9xHkOi0ExHjMfRw@mail.gmail.com> <CADLo83_GJxB0UZGp6KR8nDZcnO3hdRJ6Jw8RFG5J6Z2BLdvYRg@mail.gmail.com> <8af7c4b114d6f1a44cf157a64fee3a7f@mail.0x20.net> <578CB1FA-C223-4872-B681-7EC0C280E611@tony.li> <CAOjFWZ6fYf-Pyd3H19kgh3ULWCtG%2BMbhqG3yMYFHhq_A19R4WA@mail.gmail.com> <20130425081250.GA9042@roberto02-aw.erc.corp.eurocontrol.int> <CAJ-Vmon6hUovE%2By79OnsPgqDBweDVQpRAqxEF96viqfZyAAX%2BQ@mail.gmail.com>
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--i0LFOk513GRb+T2w Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 01:25:46AM -0700, Adrian Chadd wrote: > .. or we could just bite the bullet and split GENERIC into GENERIC > (which would have modules for everything) and GENERIC_NOMODULES. >=20 > Then just populate a default module list that goes into /boot/loader.conf. No, the list must be in kld_list=3D"" in rc.conf. If you add all the modules to loader.conf you can drink a coffee while the system boots. >=20 > If you're even more evil, you could populate a module list that goes > into /boot/<kernel>/module.conf.default, and then allow that to be > overridden. >=20 > Point is - a modular kernel works, right now. What we're missing is a > way to load them at boot time by the bootloader. Well, enough of them > to bring up the system so the rest can be autoloaded as needed. >=20 > _That_ whole mess would be a great GSoC project. +1 --i0LFOk513GRb+T2w Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.19 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAlF463oACgkQKc512sD3afjA/wCgzFvtNc2PT4pw9FZZ7MnuIg8X mikAoMJekij9FFCJd6b6xHSNzqYMxDz5 =uUO8 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --i0LFOk513GRb+T2w--
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