Re: xxxVERBOSE module?

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

On Fri, 21 May 2010, John Nemeth wrote:

> } be loaded during start-up time and then unloaded after the machine is up
>
>     It would have to be loaded by the boot loader then.  As far as I
> know, only the x86 boot loader is capable of loading modules.

I'm almost finished with the PCIVERBOSE stuff...

My current approach is to load the module right before the first pcibus 
is enumerated, and unload when finished.  So we can use the in-kernel 
loader/linker for whichever platforms it supports.  For other platforms 
it will still be possible to set 'options PCIVERBOSE' to generate a 
built-in module.

The fun part is making sure that the shared code still plays nicely with 
src/lib/libpci :)

>     Yes, I think it would be very useful.  I was thinking of looking
> at this myself.  Thanks for taking on this task.  It's one thing I can
> cross off my TODO list.  :-)

No worries!  When I finish up with PCI, I'll start in on USB.


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