From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Jun 16 06:02:30 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3DDC116A41C for ; Thu, 16 Jun 2005 06:02:30 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dmp@bitfreak.org) Received: from mail.bitfreak.org (mail.bitfreak.org [65.75.198.146]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 158F043D1F for ; Thu, 16 Jun 2005 06:02:30 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from dmp@bitfreak.org) Received: from SMILEY (mail.bitfreak.org [65.75.198.146]) by mail.bitfreak.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2CECB19F3B; Wed, 15 Jun 2005 23:03:59 -0700 (PDT) From: "Darren Pilgrim" To: "'M. Warner Losh'" Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2005 23:02:28 -0700 Message-ID: <000e01c57238$fa215270$0b2a15ac@SMILEY> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.6626 In-Reply-To: <20050615.212659.86621150.imp@bsdimp.com> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2527 Importance: Normal Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: RE: HEADSUP: OpenBSD dhclient incoming X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 06:02:30 -0000 From: M. Warner Losh [mailto:imp@bsdimp.com] > In message: <001501c5720b$aceb84d0$0b2a15ac@SMILEY> > "Darren Pilgrim" writes: > : 2: There are real configurations in which some interfaces are not > : available when netif is run at boot. One example is the many newer > : mini-PCI wireless NICs that require a firmware upload. Devd is the > : accepted tool for performing such tasks, but rcordering puts devd > : after NETWORKING. The actions taken by devd must therefore include > : steps taken by netif. Calling the rc.d scripts directly from devd > : avoids local scripts that duplicate rc.d functionality. A similar > : situation occurs for removable interfaces. > > This is really not an issue. If I insert my network card, I want it > configured in the manner that it would have been configured on boot. > devd and /etc/pccard_ether (poorly named, I know) already takes care > of that situation... *takes crash course in network.subr, pccard_ether and netif* Yeah, ok. Shame on me for not keeping up on the reading. :)