From owner-freebsd-current Tue Dec 1 16:10:41 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id QAA10204 for freebsd-current-outgoing; Tue, 1 Dec 1998 16:10:41 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (ppp3.portal.net.au [202.12.71.103]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id QAA10191 for ; Tue, 1 Dec 1998 16:10:34 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Received: from dingo.cdrom.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dingo.cdrom.com (8.9.1/8.8.8) with ESMTP id PAA01088; Tue, 1 Dec 1998 15:46:46 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mike@dingo.cdrom.com) Message-Id: <199812012346.PAA01088@dingo.cdrom.com> X-Mailer: exmh version 2.0.2 2/24/98 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? In-reply-to: Your message of "Tue, 01 Dec 1998 19:23:30 +0100." <199812011823.TAA08092@oranje.my.domain> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Date: Tue, 01 Dec 1998 15:46:45 -0800 From: Mike Smith Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG > > 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