Re: control of order of inet devices
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On Mon, Aug 05, 2013 at 11:16:03AM +0200, Willy Offermans wrote:
> Hello Brooks,
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> On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 03:01:27PM -0500, Brooks Davis wrote:
> > On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 04:27:44AM -0500, Joshua Isom wrote:
> > > On 4/17/2013 4:14 AM, Willy Offermans wrote:
> > > > This is what I read in some of the articles or handbook as well. Ca=
n I
> > > > reorder this linked list? Can I control the order by creating the k=
ernel
> > > > and reordering the inclusion of the device drivers?
> > > >
> > > > I am aware that the request sounds silly, but I have a third party =
program
> > > > which checks its licence against the first inet device. Since I hav=
e added
> > > > a new inet controller, the sequence has changed. Of course I ask fo=
r a new
> > > > licence, but they want to charge me for that and I do not see any r=
eason
> > > > for that.
> > >=20
> > > Load old inet devices like normal, in loader.conf. Then load the new=
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> > > device driver before networking, after rc's started. If it'd because=
of=20
> > > probe order, then you might just have to control the probe order the=
=20
> > > hard way. If the program's calling ifconfig itself, you could write =
a=20
> > > wrapper to resort the output. And call a lawyer, getting a new ether=
net=20
> > > card shouldn't void a license.
> >=20
> > It wouldn't be particularly hard to influence the sorting of the list if
> > you're willing to modify the if_attach_internal() function and always
> > insert devices with that name at the beginning. It just doesn't seem
> > very general purpose so I'd have a hard time considering including it.
> >=20
> > -- Brooks
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> I see und subscribe to your point. However it is not clear to me how the
> order is established. Maybe if I know that, I can influence the order. Can
> you comment on that?
The order is simply the order the devices probe in. That's basicaly a
black box with the order set by the bus hierarchy.
> Where can I find the code for the if_attach_internal() function? Digging
> into the code might also elucidate a lot of things, so I need to ask less
> :). Maybe I will change the code a bit to suite my wishes. If that is the
> case, I will inform the list and show the code. Maybe it is useful.
sys/net/if.c around line 586.
-- Brooks
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