rc.conf(5): comparing kld_list and kldload
Graham Perrin
grahamperrin at gmail.com
Mon Oct 22 04:26:23 UTC 2018
>From <https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=rc.conf&sektion=5&manpath=FreeBSD>:
> …
>
> kld_list (str) A list of kernel modules to load right after
> the local disks are mounted. Loading modules at
> this point in the boot process is much faster than
> doing it via /boot/loader.conf for those modules
> not necessary for mounting local disk.
> …
Is there ever any benefit to using kldload instead of kld_list?
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Background: difficulty with radeonkms and sddm following a switch of -CURRENT to stable/12
<https://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-current/2018-October/071783.html>
I'm toying with the possibility that faster is not always best; that a specific load/start order might help.
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