Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 10:31:44 -0700 From: "Kevin Oberman" <oberman@es.net> To: Yar Tikhiy <yar@freebsd.org> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ifconfig stopped loading driver Message-ID: <20070322173144.46C7D45047@ptavv.es.net> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 22 Mar 2007 09:15:22 PDT." <b1fa29170703220915q7d9f1950pa151ffeaf3c2fb05@mail.gmail.com>
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--==_Exmh_1174584704_75625P Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline > Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2007 09:15:22 -0700 > From: "Kip Macy" <kip.macy@gmail.com> > > On 3/22/07, Kevin Oberman <oberman@es.net> wrote: > > For a long time under V6 and current (and probably V5), if I issued an > > ifconfig for my Atheros card, the driver (along with the HAL and rate > > modules) would auto-load and my card would be found. > > > > Starting with my March 19 build, this no longer happens. I need to boot > > single-user and manually load the module if I will need it. I don't want > > the card to start by default since I don't want the radio on when I am > > flying. > > > > Was this a deliberate change or did something break? It is a real pain. O.K. It is clearly a deliberate change, although I am not sure the effect is what was intended. The call to ifmaybeload(ifname) was moved inside of the if for a "create" which applies to pseudo-devices, but not "real" interfaces. As a result, the driver never gets loaded. I read the commit message, but I don't think that this is the right way to fix the problem described. (I'm not sure, what a better approach might be, though.) This breaks behavior that goes back over 7 years, having appeared in the first release of V4. I can work around it, but it's going to be a big surprise to many and it is sure a pain in the neck to me. -- R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer Energy Sciences Network (ESnet) Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) E-mail: oberman@es.net Phone: +1 510 486-8634 Key fingerprint:059B 2DDF 031C 9BA3 14A4 EADA 927D EBB3 987B 3751 --==_Exmh_1174584704_75625P Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (FreeBSD) Comment: Exmh version 2.5 06/03/2002 iD8DBQFGAr2Akn3rs5h7N1ERAmwYAJ9tXwIvHsbD2JdNWJfX8DuS4Rg0sQCeJw8g R3yRF99HOIdoNZUDGk/S+QE= =u5w7 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --==_Exmh_1174584704_75625P--
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