> On 9. Jul 2020, at 21:01, Eugene Grosbein <eu...@grosbein.net> wrote: > > 09.07.2020 23:59, Michael Tuexen wrote: > >>> This may be relaxed with "sctp_enable" knob for /etc/rc.conf and new >>> startup script >>> /etc/rc.d/sctp that: a) REQUIRE: kld; b) checks if sctp.ko already loaded >>> and load it as needed; >>> c) applies sctp sysctl tuning from /etc/sysctl.conf for values that differ. >> The only difference between this and loading it from /boot/loader.conf I see >> is that the above also works on some PPC platforms. Am I missing something? > > This is mostly optimization issue as kld_list from /etc/rc.conf is processed > when kernel is up and running so file system cache is engaged to cache > directories etc. > Loader reads modules much slower especially for slow media like CompactFlash. OK. Thank you for the explanation. > > Also, some platforms like MIPS32 using U-Boot have no loader at all. > U-Boot may start kernel directly. I know. The only platform I'm personally affected is 64-bit PPC using petitboot. But I can compile SCTP in the kernel and have no problem with this limitation.
However, loading with kld_list and Marks patch to run sysctl initialisation after that would be a perfect fit for an SCTP module. I really like that, but I have no idea whether this fits in the architecture or not... Best regards Michael > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list > https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscr...@freebsd.org" _______________________________________________ freebsd-net@freebsd.org mailing list https://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-net To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-net-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
