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Subject: module loading
From: Russell Coker <russell@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2003 02:52:54 +0100
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Would it be possible to have the kernel execute modprobe when a non-existant 
device node is accessed?

IE If an application attempts to access /dev/ppp could the kernel run 
"modprobe /dev/ppp" directly (not through devfsd)?

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