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Date:      Tue, 22 Apr 2003 11:37:07 -0700
From:      Terry Lambert <tlambert2@mindspring.com>
To:        "Daniel C. Sobral" <dcs@tcoip.com.br>
Cc:        "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com>
Subject:   Re: Auto kernel module loading
Message-ID:  <3EA58BD3.5EBEB3B2@mindspring.com>
References:  <200304171136.57515.agh@tpg.com.au> <20030417.205459.78025666.imp@bsdimp.com> <3EA531A0.3060209@tcoip.com.br>

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"Daniel C. Sobral" wrote:
> > Yes.  My plan is to make devd deal with most of the problem...  You'll
> > still need to compile / device into your kernel, however.
> 
> Mmmm? The point is having a minimal kernel.ko. If you still have to
> compile the device in the kernel, it does nothing at all to reach the
> desired goal.

This is like claiming that you haven't made the kernel pageable,
if you can't page out the page-in code.  8-).

Anything in the boot path, necessary to get you to the point
where the kernel can actually load any remaining modules, must
be statically present in the kernel.

-- Terry



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