Date: Mon, 14 May 2001 15:45:41 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk> Cc: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: HEADS UP: DEVFS options have changed (was : cvs commit: src/sys/conf files options src/sys/alpha/conf GENERIC src/sys/i386/conf GENERIC NEWCARD NOTES src/sys/ia64/conf GENERIC src/sys/pc98/conf GENERIC src/sys/fs/devfs devfs_devs.c devfs_vfsops.c devfs_vnops.c) Message-ID: <20010514154541.B17428@wantadilla.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <16329.989820276@critter>; from phk@critter.freebsd.dk on Mon, May 14, 2001 at 08:04:36AM %2B0200 References: <20010514073635.M86168@wantadilla.lemis.com> <16329.989820276@critter>
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On Monday, 14 May 2001 at 8:04:36 +0200, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > In message <20010514073635.M86168@wantadilla.lemis.com>, Greg Lehey writes: >> On Sunday, 13 May 2001 at 13:52:41 -0700, Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: >>> phk 2001/05/13 13:52:41 PDT >>> >>> Modified files: >>> sys/conf files options >>> sys/alpha/conf GENERIC >>> sys/i386/conf GENERIC NEWCARD NOTES >>> sys/ia64/conf GENERIC >>> sys/pc98/conf GENERIC >>> sys/fs/devfs devfs_devs.c devfs_vfsops.c devfs_vnops.c >>> Log: >>> Convert DEVFS from an "opt-in" to an "opt-out" option. >> >> I don't see a HEADS UP. > > The fact that DEVFS became the GENERIC default quite some time ago > and the fact that our ultimate goal is to make DEVFS standard in 5.0 > ought to be more than than enough HEADS UP for anybody paying > attention. I disagree. Any change in the config options is worthy of specific reminder. Most people don't even read cvs logs, because they're not developers, but this incompatibility will bite them. > People not paying attention deserve what they get of course. This is not a useful attitude. Greg -- Finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key See complete headers for address and phone numbers To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-all" in the body of the message
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