kmod/TODO

Features:
=========

* config: configs that do not need to be matched by fnmatch() could be using a
  vector instead of a list. This way we could search in it by calling
  bsearch().

* index: drop the "open(), seek(), read()" implementation and use another one
  with mmap(). When lookup() is called and the file is not mmaped, mmap it.

* create test-mock library to be LD_PRELOAD'ed before running the binaries
  so we're able to create unit tests

* provide ELF manipulation to implement modinfo

* Add functions to dump configuration

* Add functions list all modules known by modules.dep

* provide 1:1 compatibility with module-init-tools's modprobe
   - show modversions (needs elf manipulation)
   - dump configuration
   - install and remove commands may exist when there's no module with that
     name. Properly handle this case

Known Bugs:
===========


Notes for future development:
=============================

* Kill support for /etc/modprobe.conf

* Kill support for map files

Things to be added removed in kernel (check what is really needed):
===================================================================

* list of currently loaded modules

* module's size should be available under /sys

* kill /proc/modules ?
Add TODO file with a few items 2011-12-02 03:23:47 +07:00			`Features:`
TODO: add new tasks and notes to future development 2011-12-16 11:02:58 +07:00			`=========`
Add TODO file with a few items 2011-12-02 03:23:47 +07:00
			`* config: configs that do not need to be matched by fnmatch() could be using a`
			`vector instead of a list. This way we could search in it by calling`
			`bsearch().`

TODO: update tasks 2011-12-02 23:49:57 +07:00			`* index: drop the "open(), seek(), read()" implementation and use another one`
			`with mmap(). When lookup() is called and the file is not mmaped, mmap it.`

tools: add modprobe try to mimic original module-init-tools' modprobe as much as possible, but this exposed some missing features in libkmod, these are now listed in TODO. 2011-12-12 04:36:18 +07:00			`* create test-mock library to be LD_PRELOAD'ed before running the binaries`
update TODO 2011-12-10 22:32:27 +07:00			`so we're able to create unit tests`
tools: add modprobe try to mimic original module-init-tools' modprobe as much as possible, but this exposed some missing features in libkmod, these are now listed in TODO. 2011-12-12 04:36:18 +07:00
			`* provide ELF manipulation to implement modinfo`

TODO: update tasks 2011-12-14 23:02:28 +07:00			`* Add functions to dump configuration`

			`* Add functions list all modules known by modules.dep`

			`* provide 1:1 compatibility with module-init-tools's modprobe`
tools: add modprobe try to mimic original module-init-tools' modprobe as much as possible, but this exposed some missing features in libkmod, these are now listed in TODO. 2011-12-12 04:36:18 +07:00			`- show modversions (needs elf manipulation)`
TODO: update tasks 2011-12-14 23:02:28 +07:00			`- dump configuration`
TODO: rephrase some tasks 2011-12-15 21:14:43 +07:00			`- install and remove commands may exist when there's no module with that`
			`name. Properly handle this case`
coding style: fix lines over 80 chars Lines should not go over 80 chars with a few exceptions: - headers - function definitions with only 1 argument - long strings, otherwise we break grep This should go later in a coding-style file 2011-12-12 19:48:02 +07:00
kmod_module: use 'modname/aliasname' as key for hash 1 alias may correspond to more than 1 module. This would cause a conflict in the hash table when inserting a module there and bad things could happen. Now we use 'modname/aliasname' as key, '/aliasname' part being optional. Internally kmod_module_new_from_alias() will setup a 'modname/aliasname' string and pass to kmod_module_new_from_name() that will treat the case with a '/' in the name. User might call kmod_module_new_from_name() without any slashes, so the key my not contain it. 2011-12-15 00:21:10 +07:00			`Known Bugs:`
TODO: add new tasks and notes to future development 2011-12-16 11:02:58 +07:00			`===========`


			`Notes for future development:`
			`=============================`

			`* Kill support for /etc/modprobe.conf`

			`* Kill support for map files`

			`Things to be added removed in kernel (check what is really needed):`
			`===================================================================`

			`* list of currently loaded modules`

			`* module's size should be available under /sys`
TODO: update tasks 2011-12-14 23:02:28 +07:00
TODO: add new tasks and notes to future development 2011-12-16 11:02:58 +07:00			`* kill /proc/modules ?`