Re: xxxVERBOSE module?

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

On Fri, 21 May 2010, John Nemeth wrote:

> } 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
>
>    File systems aren't initialised during autoconf when the system is
> being cold booted, thus it isn't possible for the kernel to load a
> module at that point in time.  Also consider that on most platforms
> with PCI, prior to the first pcibus being enumerated, the kernel
> doesn't know anything about any disk drives that may be attached to the
> system.

Ah, yeah!  Ooppss!  :)

I guess I can probably remove those changes.  So we'll have to rely on 
either the module being built-in or established by the boot loader.

> } The fun part is making sure that the shared code still plays nicely with
> } src/lib/libpci :)
>
>     I don't know anything about libpci, but have fun with that.

The only thing I find that uses libpci is /usr/sbin/pcictl and that 
seems to be working fine.

> } No worries!  When I finish up with PCI, I'll start in on USB.
>
>     I imagine that will be mostly copy/paste.

Mostly.


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