Two questions: how to specify module-load function for driver module and which name of driver is better (according to "standards")

[Hans Petter Selasky]

On Friday 19 November 2010 16:55:27 Lev Serebryakov wrote:
> Hello, Freebsd-usb.
> 
>   I've  implemented  driver (ucom-subdriver) for MosChip 7820 and 7840
>  USB2COM multiport bridges. I have two questions:
> 

Hi,

>   (1)  How  should  I  specify  module-load  function? DRIVER_MODULE()
>   doesn't   help   much.  I  need  to run some code only once, at very
>   beginning,  not  for each probe/attach. GEOM modules have methods for
>   it, but I can not find such methods for drivers.

Look at ubt_modevent in sys/netgraph/bluetooth/drivers/ubt/ng_ubt.c. Or use a 
so-called SYSINIT() or SYSUNINIT().

> 
>   (2) Which name should I choose? Working name of module/driver/device
>   is "mos7840", but it seems, that it is bad name:
>    (a) All existing ucom-based drivers is "uXXXcom"
>    (b) Driver instances looks ugly (like "mos78400")
umos78400 ?

> 
>   Is  "umos7840com"  good name or it is too long? :) We have "umoscom"
>   driver for older MosChip chip in base already.

Maybe someone else has some comments.

--HPS