Date: Wed, 30 Apr 1997 18:26:43 +1000 (EST) From: Darren Reed <avalon@coombs.anu.edu.au> To: msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au (Michael Smith) Cc: avalon@coombs.anu.edu.au, hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Unloading LKMs (was Re: A Desparate Plea for Help...) Message-ID: <199704300827.BAA15601@hub.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <199704300740.RAA27412@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> from "Michael Smith" at Apr 30, 97 05:10:56 pm
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In some mail from Michael Smith, sie said: > > Darren Reed stands accused of saying: > > > > Hmmm, IP Filter unloads and reloads easily enough. > > I expect that you take care to release your hooks before you go though, > correct? There is no way of removing a devsw entry, and often > no check made to ensure that it's safe to go. Yes, I release the hooks before going. The LKM code currently in the kernel will clean up the appropriate devsw for you (it saves a copy of the old one and copies that back when unloading). Darren
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