Modularize kernel

[Howard Su]

On 9/9/06, Robert Watson <rwatson at freebsd.org> wrote:
>
> On Fri, 8 Sep 2006, M. Warner Losh wrote:
> One of the biggest concerns I have with moving towards a heavily modularized
> default kernel is that we may find we need to explore improving our automatic
> loading of modules.  For example, if we want to de-populate the base kernel
> with respect to device drivers, which take up quite a lot of space, we'll want
> to look both at how to handle early boot, and later loading if hardware turns
> up -- issues we've largely avoided by virtue of compiling them in.  We may,
> for example, want to look at Apple's approach of loading all the available
> modules sequentially early in the boot to see what attachs, unload the idle
> modules, and then provide demand loading later.

How about you can add one entry into TODO list with some clarification
to encourage some volunteers to work on it.

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-Howard