Date: Thu, 12 Oct 1995 22:20:41 -0700 (PDT) From: Julian Elischer <julian@ref.tfs.com> To: terry@lambert.org (Terry Lambert) Cc: terry@lambert.org, jhay@mikom.csir.co.za, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: IPX now available Message-ID: <199510130520.WAA06691@ref.tfs.com> In-Reply-To: <199510130214.TAA16568@phaeton.artisoft.com> from "Terry Lambert" at Oct 12, 95 07:14:00 pm
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> > > The linker set for protocol domains is, in fact, broken. Try adding IPX. actually I added a TFS specific protocol yesterday.. seemed to work ok.. > > The linker set for file systems is also broken, mostly because the callback > system in vfs_init.c is broken (inherited broken code from 4.4BSD-Lite). > > > > OK. Start with the general. What is a loadable kernel component? > > > A loadable kernel component is code that when loaded sets itself up as > if it had always been there, and if unloaded, removes itself as if it > had never been there. [..] > > Probe includes: > a) determination of IRQ(s) used by a single device instance before > attach. BSD4.3 did this on VME and DEC busses It's harder when the system is already going and interrupts are in use.. > b) determination of DRQ(s) used by a single device instance before > attach. this one gets really difficult. > c) determination of I/O address range(s) used by a single device > instance before attach. [.....] ok, well it's all true.. and I'm slowely moving in that direction but you see there's the JOB I keep having to do... julian
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