Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 21:58:41 +0100 From: Ulrich Spoerlein <uspoerlein@gmail.com> To: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com> Cc: arch@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: usb modems and com devices into GENERIC Message-ID: <20070103205841.GB85200@roadrunner.q.local> In-Reply-To: <20070101.113801.818271922.imp@bsdimp.com> References: <20070101.113801.818271922.imp@bsdimp.com>
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M. Warner Losh wrote: > I'd like to place the following in GENERIC. We're getting more and > more questions about these devices that we wouldn't be getting if we > had them compiled in by default. The really imporant ones are marked > with a '*' below > > device ucom # * > device umodem # * > device umct > device uark > device ubsa > device ubser > device uftdi # * > device uplcom # * > device uvisor > device uvscom > > the cost isn's so much, and we can filter them out from the > installation kernel if size is an issue. > > Comments? Hi Warner, why not do it the other way round? Keep them out of GENERIC, but have loader(8) load some of the most used modules (snd_driver!) per default. That way, people can easily disable these (without needing to recompile). I mean, what point is there in the whole KLD infrastructure, if we are going to add every device into GENERIC anyway? Ulrich Spoerlein -- A: Yes. >Q: Are you sure? > >A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. > >>Q: Why is top posting frowned upon?
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