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Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/modules/iwi Makefile src/sys/dev/iwi
 if_iwi.c if_iwireg.h if_iwivar.h
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> > None of the other automatic kldload parts of the kernel need
> > this.  Why is driver firmware any different?
> 
> Why hack the kernel module loader?

No need to hack the kernel loader.  It already will load a kloader of
a given name.  Driver says load iwi-firmware-ibss and away you go.
That's all I'm saying.  Why make things more complicated than
necessary?

Anyway, your tone has totally pissed me off.  Was that really
necessary?

Warner