Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:12:50 +0200 From: Ollivier Robert <roberto@keltia.freenix.fr> To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org, Lars Engels <lars.engels@0x20.net> Subject: Re: GSOC: Qt front-ends Message-ID: <20130425081250.GA9042@roberto02-aw.erc.corp.eurocontrol.int> In-Reply-To: <CAOjFWZ6fYf-Pyd3H19kgh3ULWCtG%2BMbhqG3yMYFHhq_A19R4WA@mail.gmail.com> References: <CA%2BnOTRiuJrVB_FSX2U18yd4ETD6mD004Mb%2BAh0Q-evofsqirnw@mail.gmail.com> <60A4F968-60A4-4C71-AD53-BA1BC6CBAB5F@longcount.org> <CA%2BnOTRjU8tBc5KwebxCzE%2B5XGUqSqpzn=O=UFuqT0LUB3M28mQ@mail.gmail.com> <CA%2BnOTRgYm88Lwz=Z_=iVW8hDdKCkxMjUf=y9xHkOi0ExHjMfRw@mail.gmail.com> <CADLo83_GJxB0UZGp6KR8nDZcnO3hdRJ6Jw8RFG5J6Z2BLdvYRg@mail.gmail.com> <8af7c4b114d6f1a44cf157a64fee3a7f@mail.0x20.net> <578CB1FA-C223-4872-B681-7EC0C280E611@tony.li> <CAOjFWZ6fYf-Pyd3H19kgh3ULWCtG%2BMbhqG3yMYFHhq_A19R4WA@mail.gmail.com>
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According to Freddie Cash on Wed, Apr 24, 2013 at 10:32:11AM -0700: > Mostly off-topic for this thread, but improving the boot process to > auto-detect hardware and auto-load kernel modules would be really nice. > That way, GENERIC would be very small, with just the basic frameworks > required (CAM, USB, PCI, TCP/IP, etc), and all the actual drivers would be > loaded from modules. That would remove almost all requirements to compile > a custom kernel in the first place. :) > > Granted, changing "options" in the kernel would require recompilation, but > general use and hardware changes wouldn't. That's what Solaris has been doing for years and yes, it does make a lot of sense. -- Ollivier ROBERT -=- FreeBSD: The Power to Serve! -=- roberto@keltia.net In memoriam to Ondine, our 2nd child: http://ondine.keltia.net/
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