Date: Tue, 01 Dec 1998 15:46:45 -0800 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: van.woerkom@netcologne.de Cc: mike@smith.net.au, jkh@zippy.cdrom.com, forrie@forrie.com, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: KLD - what's the idea? Message-ID: <199812012346.PAA01088@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 01 Dec 1998 19:23:30 %2B0100." <199812011823.TAA08092@oranje.my.domain>
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> > We should talk them [OSS] through the conversion to a KLD module > > as soon as we're sure what they need to look like. 8) > > Are KLD modules intended for run-time loadable drivers? Yes. > What are the (rough) plans for this mechanism? Convert the entire kernel into an aggregation of KLD modules. Stick them together in interesting and versatile ways (eg. at build time to create a monolithic kernel, or at runtime to load/unload drivers, etc.). -- \\ 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-current" in the body of the message
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