Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 13:10:49 -0800 From: Doug Barton <dougb@FreeBSD.org> To: Tom Evans <tevans.uk@googlemail.com> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 8 to 9: Kernel modularization -- did it change? Message-ID: <4F42B6D9.9000400@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <CAFHbX1KO7mc0zhOGMHrKmAt%2BBnuqUM14RKCaug8RvaeCYnXAzw@mail.gmail.com> References: <CAOjFWZ6WM1bLEwaBiUE50Gj4MrwxefDWFb85ecRtYkSDuZ0erg@mail.gmail.com> <mailpost.1329495670.7246668.67851.mailing.freebsd.hackers@FreeBSD.cs.nctu.edu.tw> <4F3E8225.9030501@FreeBSD.org> <E1RyRKJ-000Ioa-Ec@hans3> <4F3E8C26.3080900@FreeBSD.org> <E1RyRq0-000Iqy-3l@hans3> <4F3EA5F2.9070804@gmail.com> <E1RyTZo-000J0R-0Y@hans3> <4F3EAE5F.6070903@gmail.com> <E1RyUv6-000J5e-0E@hans3> <20120217.220802.988.2@DOMY-PC> <4F3EDEBC.7040703@gmail.com> <4F3EFB70.5000102@FreeBSD.org> <CAFHbX1KO7mc0zhOGMHrKmAt%2BBnuqUM14RKCaug8RvaeCYnXAzw@mail.gmail.com>
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On 02/20/2012 06:44, Tom Evans wrote: > wrt to sound drivers no longer being built as modules, I wonder why > this change has been made. I don't recall a mass of people complaining > that they couldn't load drivers, Then you haven't been paying attention. :) > Whatever happened to POLA? This change surprised me, wasn't mentioned > in /usr/src/UPDATING, You're supposed to compare your existing kernel config to the new GENERIC every time you do a major version upgrade. That would have made the change quite obvious. Doug -- It's always a long day; 86400 doesn't fit into a short. Breadth of IT experience, and depth of knowledge in the DNS. Yours for the right price. :) http://SupersetSolutions.com/
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