[openbeosnetteam] Re: "No more B_KEEP_LOADED kernel modules" patch

David wrote:
>> I just can't stand the "socket" feeling a /dev/net/socket entry 
>> give me. Our stack isn't made only of sockets. Asking a 
>> /dev/net/socket entry to stop sound a little weird, but whatever...
>
> Is there any reason we can't publish anothet entry point? 

Beside keeping a KISS design, no particular reason.
:-)

> I mean if we could have another driver that just did start/stop - 
> wouldn't that work? 

Yep, that would. But why have two drivers when we can have one?

> It'd also stop us having to clutter up our 
> socket driver with start/stop things that (as you've said) don't 
> really belong there.

8-)
I'd never said that!
What I've said is renaming to /dev/net/stack make more sense, as when 
we ask it to "stop" or "start" it seem plain literral.
It's when he's called /dev/net/socket that's it sound weird.

However, enought filename discussion, time to go back home (and soon to 
commit)

> Off to cut my grass!
You have a grass!?!
Lucky guy.

-Philippe

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