--- mdconfig.c.orig	Sat Jan 24 23:42:40 2004
+++ mdconfig.c	Sat Jan 24 23:50:54 2004
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <err.h>
+#include <errno.h>
 #include <sys/ioctl.h>
 #include <sys/param.h>
 #include <sys/module.h>
@@ -185,7 +186,15 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	mdio.md_version = MDIOVERSION;
 
 	mdmaybeload();
-	fd = open("/dev/" MDCTL_NAME, O_RDWR, 0);
+	/*
+	 * Give a five secounds for creating /dev/mdctl device.
+	 */
+	for (i = 0; i < 5; i++) {
+		fd = open("/dev/" MDCTL_NAME, O_RDWR, 0);
+		if (fd >= 0 || (fd < 0 && errno != ENOENT))
+			break;
+		sleep(1);
+	}
 	if (fd < 0)
 		err(1, "open(/dev/%s)", MDCTL_NAME);
 	if (cmdline == 2
@@ -305,6 +314,8 @@ mdmaybeload(void)
                 }
         }
         /* not present, we should try to load it */
-        kldload(name);
+	if (kldload(name) == -1) {
+		if (errno != EEXIST)
+			err(1, "kldload(%s)", name);
+	}
 }
-