* Lars Eggert <larse_at_ISI.EDU> [030513 12:52]: > Dag-Erling Smorgrav wrote: > >I'm unable to reproduce this; kldload refuses to load a module which > >is already present, and if you try to preload a driver which is > >compiled into the kernel, the kernel will refuse to register it. > > I've seen panics like this happen with loading such duplicate modules > via /boot/loader.conf (i.e. not with kldload from the console.) Is this > what you mean by "preload"? > > It doesn't happen for all modules, but it does for some. I think I > remember random.ko being one that caused problems, but I'm not sure, and > can't test right now (away from the machine). Yes, it still happens. If 'device random' is in the kernel and 'random_load="YES"' in loader.conf then your machine panics on boot. I uncommented one too many lines in my kernel config yesterday and got bitten by this once again. --Mike
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