Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2017 13:25:52 +0100 From: Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@leidinger.net> To: svn-src-all@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r311849 - in head: . sys/amd64/conf sys/arm64/conf sys/conf sys/dev/e1000 sys/i386/conf sys/mips/conf sys/modules sys/modules/em sys/modules/igb sys/powerpc/conf Message-ID: <20170217132552.Horde.SczQt99sizXK97JkemhpebV@webmail.leidinger.net> In-Reply-To: <20170215100637.2xsyyu46odzig4c4@dhcp-3-221.uk.xensource.com> References: <201701100323.v0A3NMAI045868@repo.freebsd.org> <20170215100637.2xsyyu46odzig4c4@dhcp-3-221.uk.xensource.com>
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This message is in MIME format and has been PGP signed. --=_FrbVJON3okjEUJQBCLQtOcb Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed; DelSp=Yes Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Quoting Roger Pau Monn=C3=A9 <roger.pau@citrix.com> (from Wed, 15 Feb 2017= =20=20 10:06:37=20+0000): > On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 03:23:22AM +0000, Sean Bruno wrote: >> Author: sbruno >> Date: Tue Jan 10 03:23:22 2017 >> New Revision: 311849 >> URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/311849 >> >> Log: >> Migrate e1000 to the IFLIB framework: >> - em(4) igb(4) and lem(4) >> - deprecate the igb device from kernel configurations >> - create a symbolic link in /boot/kernel from if_em.ko to if_igb.ko > > This linking causes mfsBSD to choke when building an image from=20=20 >=20HEAD. It tries > to issue the following command: > > ${_v}${CP} -rp ${_BOOTDIR}/kernel ${WRKDIR}/disk/boot > > Which fails when finding the symbol link. I can send a patch to=20=20 >=20change that to > -Rp, which would work fine, but wouldn't it be better to either completel= y > remove if_igb.ko, or simply copy if_em.ko to if_igb.ko? > > I'm wondering if for example anyone strips down it's /boot/kernel/=20=20 >=20manually, by > removing unused modules, and what would happen if if_em.ko is removed but= not > if_igb.ko. We need to add here, that a symlink is not loaded by loader. What=20=20 about=20a hardlink instead? Bye, Alexander. --=20 http://www.Leidinger.net=20Alexander@Leidinger.net: PGP 0x8F31830F9F2772BF http://www.FreeBSD.org netchild@FreeBSD.org : PGP 0x8F31830F9F2772BF --=_FrbVJON3okjEUJQBCLQtOcb Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Description: Digitale PGP-Signatur Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIcBAABAgAGBQJYpuvQAAoJEKrxQhqFIICENuQQAJOrgEJmjc+dKlEDd0/CwHlk snPEgNx+SRtIcAyGQmtc46TeCWFnllaF+AxZsNbVegrSmilvbRyCfIHyFkTDEnhx +BpWQOvL13ux8Ay0tBwGnwD+7/f2Jec9xIVfZwS86Zzu2mRIbA76mvC91CgrY6ej UMD4BdmQ//jH2+ZsQVhJMcl8PWtCVmLq2ghY+5ATS8tAlLoxLw8LAU82wqHzlhsp OGPxDoljFVFVxV5ncK1U99UYgOnuHh2bil5mxN8n7Ua/qY2jWxlBEdOwmrg+Pa2z Yy6yv5l2txksnXr+gTd94a2xWrrcuBRH+alflteKRWAyMpxmMCfcf6GhUlofby3X 9Lvjr3jxLqKiU05YrmwC/eLRG7rT9RyLrI+8LpG8X3/KkufVuMdULioNTGlLiw8o bWtW5ZmREDsGdf8ODeZCnO8EpCQ2jzRh/QgWc1zAYkhVjuvueybWmtx4iDwOakQM MWOkDgiRjA9KCWIrguuqo0Ghy7GxmSbd3DrbjCosjnhCVwkEMSrwahXe00CSC9/E wNPhCuM/WzW/jKP5ed9UU7Eq9VMkvIWVM+A+Jx8N+vwN8139cmdlRgBDVwoVoc/W csEuwSkvA34Qbp4f2NELNvIvsWtcX0qAHEhWMnuNAeu+CNEEn5pPgPGbrWW3uyuB GBJUqlGeJCX/MlKXu6gO =HXJk -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=_FrbVJON3okjEUJQBCLQtOcb--
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