> > Shouldn't the subsequent reconfigure boot automatically do the equivalent > > of delete-phys? > > I'm not sure if that's an answer or yet another question :) I think the > distinction between package script and appending commands to upgrade > profile is nonessential in this context. The issue is whether there is > some existing magic in the system that a driver developer can leverage > or should he create his own magic.
I don't follow. In this context, removing the driver that supports a given piece of hardware is similar to removing the hardware itself -- the kernel will no longer find the networking hardware on subsequent reconfigure boot and thus its configuration will be blown away. -- meem
