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["Axel Dörfler" <axeld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Philippe Houdoin" <philippe.houdoin@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> The /dev/net/stack driver will be load and fire at boot time, like 
> every driver are.
> He can then start the stack and keep it loaded. B_KEEP_LOADED flag on 
> core module can do that, or 
> the /dev/net/stack can tweak the kernel to stay opened, by opening 
> himself. It's already there in the code.

Errr... no :-)
1) I wouldn't like to have the stack loaded automatically and always on 
boot too much - if no one is using it, why bother to start it? 
Although, OTOH, if you really don't want him to start, just remove the 
driver... well, perhaps it would be okay :))

2) OpenBeOS won't do that under normal circumstances. It will be a lot 
more clever than R5 in this regard.
However, there is still the possibility to automatically let it load 
your driver - but you can't rely on it anymore if everything works out 
:)

Bye,
   Axel.