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From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au>
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To: bde@zeta.org.au, julian@whistle.com
Subject: Re: Device driver initialisation
Cc: brawley@communica.com.au, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
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>The SYSINIT method was used to make the implimentation quicker.
>most drivers should grow an 'init routine' that is called in both the
>LKM and linked cases
>the mechanism to do so is not decided yet however.

There's probably no need for a special routine, since the attach routine
should be a subset of the load routine.

Bruce