From owner-freebsd-hackers Sun Feb 1 14:15:56 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id OAA16705 for hackers-outgoing; Sun, 1 Feb 1998 14:15:56 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from cheops.anu.edu.au (avalon@cheops.anu.edu.au [150.203.76.24]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id OAA16606 for ; Sun, 1 Feb 1998 14:15:47 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from avalon@coombs.anu.edu.au) Message-Id: <199802012215.OAA16606@hub.freebsd.org> Received: by cheops.anu.edu.au (1.37.109.16/16.2) id AA208341320; Mon, 2 Feb 1998 09:15:20 +1100 From: Darren Reed Subject: Re: network LKM driver To: seawood@very.priv.at Date: Mon, 2 Feb 1998 09:15:20 +1100 (EDT) Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <05810.885936228_pop3d@localhost> from "Peter Meerwald" at Jan 26, 98 11:05:49 pm X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL23] Content-Type: text Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG X-To-Unsubscribe: mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org "unsubscribe hackers" In some mail from Peter Meerwald, sie said: > > > Hi all, > > I am working on a driver for a serial adapter with fakes an ethernet interfaces; the driver makes use of an interrupt and does some port I/O > the work is 90 % done - the LKM (it's a misc LKM) is loading and sets up an ethernet interface which works pretty well > > now I am trying to find a way to unload the LKM and bring the interface down... > > is anybody interested in this work? > has anyone done something similar? > anyone interested in a ISA network LKM device driver? Have a look out for something called "vif" - virtual interface or "visr". It's an LKm written for SunOS4 to provide virtual interface which is designed to allow source routes to be used easily. There are two versions around - one which can't be unloaded and one which can. Typically you need to do things like remove from the list of interfaces, invalidate/delete routing references, etc. darren