Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 02:50:33 -0800 From: "David O'Brien" <obrien@freebsd.org> To: Donn Miller <dmmiller@cvzoom.net> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Compiling drivers as lkm's Message-ID: <19991129025033.A67479@dragon.nuxi.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.20.9911290418060.19446-100000@lcb115.cvzoom.net>; from dmmiller@cvzoom.net on Mon, Nov 29, 1999 at 04:23:08AM -0500 References: <Pine.BSF.4.20.9911290418060.19446-100000@lcb115.cvzoom.net>
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> Is there any kernel config option that can be used to link a driver to the
> kernel dynamically (LKM) instead of statically?
LKM's are out-dated. We now have the 2nd generation KLD (Kernel Loader)
modules.
> Of course, if anyone has any links or info on how to write a driver
> period, I'd like to know.
/usr/share/examples/kld/*
> It seems like the best method to write, test, and debug a new driver would
> be to use lkm's, since you could just use kldload() and kldunload() to
> test the driver-in-progress instead of just rebooting.
Yes.
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-- David (obrien@NUXI.com)
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