Date: Tue, 14 Jun 2022 17:12:18 +0000 (UTC) From: "Bjoern A. Zeeb" <bz@freebsd.org> To: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> Cc: John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org>, src-committers <src-committers@freebsd.org>, "<dev-commits-src-all@freebsd.org>" <dev-commits-src-all@freebsd.org>, dev-commits-src-main@freebsd.org Subject: Re: git: 0f7b9777f8f3 - main - rtw88: split driver up into a core and pci part Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.2206141706540.68830@ai.fobar.qr> In-Reply-To: <CANCZdfqNah_B-PaqDPPEG4w89ooUtcbTKD1gbcHnkHBC0hN0SA@mail.gmail.com> References: <202206121843.25CIhcLr014633@gitrepo.freebsd.org> <d514e0de-9b30-b5c8-2e2f-7e93a36747f7@FreeBSD.org> <CANCZdfoqnsJKLtqrwpY35EMGKoQvEYnn158HQNBHEg1=X%2BKZZA@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.2206131640300.68830@ai.fobar.qr> <0e2172f8-21c1-afb1-9d2b-03ef14a4edf5@FreeBSD.org> <CANCZdfqNah_B-PaqDPPEG4w89ooUtcbTKD1gbcHnkHBC0hN0SA@mail.gmail.com>
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On Tue, 14 Jun 2022, Warner Losh wrote: [..] >> parts with different user interfaces. However, if you are going to have >> the >> 'foo0' interface, we assume that it loaded by 'if_foo.ko'. ifconfig(8) >> even has this knowledge baked in. >> > > Yea, I wasn't sure how to respond to what seemed like a non sequitur here, > but I like your reply... > > It points out a large reason we did this: ifconfig ed0 loads if_ed > automatically and if we had if_ed_isa.ko, if_ed_eisa.ho, etc then this > would break. That was certainly true back then. But that is basically a bandaid for cloned interfaces these days? All others on a real bus having "PNP" information devmatch will have loaded before ifconfig is run the first time these days? "The world is changing" /bz -- Bjoern A. Zeeb r15:7
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