Re: CVS commit: src/sys/arch/x86/x86

[Paul Goyette <paul%whooppee.com@localhost>]

On Tue, 18 Oct 2011, Jukka Ruohonen wrote:

> On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 12:07:45AM +0000, Jared D. McNeill wrote:
> > Module Name:    src
> > Committed By:   jmcneill
> > Date:           Tue Oct 18 00:07:45 UTC 2011
> >
> > Modified Files:
> >         src/sys/arch/x86/x86: vmt.c
> >
> > Log Message:
> > don't allow module autounload
>
> I wonder should autounloading be prohibited for all driver-class modules?

Why?  Doesn't it make more sense to have a driver keep track of whether 
or not it has attached any instances, and prohibit the unload if the 
count is non-zero?   If a device appears later, the driver can always be 
re-loaded...


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