From owner-freebsd-hackers Thu Jan 8 10:49:38 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) id KAA14363 for hackers-outgoing; Thu, 8 Jan 1998 10:49:38 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from smtp01.primenet.com (smtp01.primenet.com [206.165.6.131]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.7/8.8.7) with ESMTP id KAA14345 for ; Thu, 8 Jan 1998 10:49:22 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from tlambert@usr08.primenet.com) Received: (from daemon@localhost) by smtp01.primenet.com (8.8.8/8.8.8) id LAA29718; Thu, 8 Jan 1998 11:49:17 -0700 (MST) Received: from usr08.primenet.com(206.165.6.208) via SMTP by smtp01.primenet.com, id smtpd029698; Thu Jan 8 11:49:09 1998 Received: (from tlambert@localhost) by usr08.primenet.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) id LAA16908; Thu, 8 Jan 1998 11:49:05 -0700 (MST) From: Terry Lambert Message-Id: <199801081849.LAA16908@usr08.primenet.com> Subject: Re: make_device_driver.sh To: gurney_j@resnet.uoregon.edu Date: Thu, 8 Jan 1998 18:49:05 +0000 (GMT) Cc: daniel_sobral@voga.com.br, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG In-Reply-To: <19980107154653.65316@hydrogen.nike.efn.org> from "John-Mark Gurney" at Jan 7, 98 03:46:53 pm X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL23] Content-Type: text Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk > soon, when I've completed the bus/device code, then this will be possible, > but at the same time, the current LKM system will be replaced with the > kld system, so there won't be any "special" handling of dynamicly loaded > modules, just special handling of brain-dead not upgraded devices that > don't support unloading.. Since this is going to be a big change anyway... Is there any chance I can convince you to do seperate open/close calls for each instance of an open or a close? PHK wanted this last year, but was shouted down because of the impact it would have. If you are about to cause the same magnitude impact in the same area... it seems like a logical time to bring this up again. Terry Lambert terry@lambert.org --- Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present or previous employers.