From owner-freebsd-hackers Mon Feb 16 13:25:25 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id NAA02671 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Mon, 16 Feb 1998 13:25:25 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (dingo.cdrom.com [204.216.28.145]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id NAA02419; Mon, 16 Feb 1998 13:24:25 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dingo.cdrom.com (8.8.8/8.8.5) with ESMTP id NAA07789; Mon, 16 Feb 1998 13:23:54 -0800 (PST) Message-Id: <199802162123.NAA07789@dingo.cdrom.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0zeta 7/24/97 To: Stefan Esser cc: "Daniel O'Connor" , hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: PCI LKM's? In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 16 Feb 1998 21:42:55 +0100." <19980216214255.33660@mi.uni-koeln.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Mon, 16 Feb 1998 13:23:53 -0800 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > I added PCI LKM support to the PCI code more than one year > ago, but never put it into the "official" 2.2.x repository. > If you want patches, I can provide you with them, but if > there is sufficient interest, I can also commit that code > to -stable. There is sufficient interest. This would allow shipping of PCI drivers without requiring kernel rebuilds, which is highly desirable for 2.2.6 -- \\ Sometimes you're ahead, \\ Mike Smith \\ sometimes you're behind. \\ mike@smith.net.au \\ The race is long, and in the \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ end it's only with yourself. \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message