Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 19:59:16 +0000 (GMT) From: Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com> To: "Jeroen C. van Gelderen" <gelderen@mediaport.org> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: KLD naming Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.01.9901191956591.47597-100000@herring.nlsystems.com> In-Reply-To: <011b01be43a1$323851e0$0d79eb0a@deskfix.local>
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On Tue, 19 Jan 1999, Jeroen C. van Gelderen wrote: > Hi, > > Might it be a good idea to choose a consistent naming scheme for the > modules? I'd think so because it would help blind loading at the boot > prompt. If you choose names it the following format: > > type_name > saver_warp > saver_daemon > > the modules of one type will sort together in a directory listing. This is a > change that will make FreeBSD more user friendly I think. When I first started writing KLD, I had a vague notion that there would be a simple directory structure under /modules, e.g.: /modules pci/ ncr.ko ... isa/ if_ed.ko ... ... Including the type in the filename instead might be a better idea though. -- Doug Rabson Mail: dfr@nlsystems.com Nonlinear Systems Ltd. Phone: +44 181 442 9037 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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