re: CVS commit: src/sys/miscfs/specfs

[matthew green <mrg%eterna.com.au@localhost>]

"Paul Goyette" writes:
> Module Name:	src
> Committed By:	pgoyette
> Date:		Thu Sep  8 00:07:48 UTC 2016
> 
> Modified Files:
> 	src/sys/miscfs/specfs: spec_vnops.c
> 
> Log Message:
> if_config processing wants to auto-load modules named with an if_ prefix,
> while specfc wants to auto-load modules without the prefix.  For modules
> which can be loaded both ways (ie, if_tap and if_tun), provide a simple
> conversion table for specfs so it can auto-load the if_ module.
> 
> This table should always be quite small, and the auto-load operation is
> relatively infrequent, so the additional overhead of comparing names should
> be tolerable.

would you mind reverting this and implementing the "dependant"
module model mlelstv proposed?

the above is a hack and doesn't scale or work if a new module
with the same "problem" is introduced, as it requires the base
kernel to be patched, where as a pair of modules can be added
much more easily.

thanks.


.mrg.