Subject: Re: emulation initialization
To: Bill Sommerfeld <sommerfeld@netbsd.org>
From: Emmanuel Dreyfus <manu@netbsd.org>
List: tech-kern
Date: 12/22/2002 18:55:08
> It's not possible to statically initialize these lists?  Are you
> allocating memory?  If so, how much?

I initialize four pools, two lists, and two locks. The lists are not
really a problem, but the locks and pools...

> Note that we already have another mechanism to allow "generic"
> subsystems to register constructors at kernel link time: pseudo-device
> attach routines.

How does this work? I need to write a pseudodevice to get a chance to
run at boot time?

-- 
Emmanuel Dreyfus
- Quel est le meilleur moyen d'accelerer un PC?
- 9,81 m/s^2
manu@netbsd.org