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. Can I > > reorder this linked list? Can I control the order by creating the kernel > > 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 have added > > a new inet controller, the sequence has changed. Of course I ask for a new > > licence, but they want to charge me for that and I do not see any reason > > for that. > > Load old inet devices like normal, in loader.conf. Then load the new > device driver before networking, after rc's started. If it'd because of > probe order, then you might just have to control the probe order the > hard way. If the program's calling ifconfig itself, you could write a > wrapper to resort the output. And call a lawyer, getting a new ethernet > card shouldn't void a license.
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. -- Brooks
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