Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2009 22:53:08 +0200 From: =?utf-8?Q?Dag-Erling_Sm=C3=B8rgrav?= <des@des.no> To: "Bjoern A. Zeeb" <bz@FreeBSD.org> Cc: svn-src-head@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r197518 - in head: share/man/man4 sys/amd64/conf sys/boot/forth sys/conf sys/dev/lindev sys/i386/conf sys/modules sys/modules/lindev sys/pc98/conf Message-ID: <86pr9dh1hn.fsf@ds4.des.no> In-Reply-To: <200909261245.n8QCjSiM059385@svn.freebsd.org> (Bjoern A. Zeeb's message of "Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:45:28 %2B0000 (UTC)") References: <200909261245.n8QCjSiM059385@svn.freebsd.org>
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"Bjoern A. Zeeb" <bz@FreeBSD.org> writes: > Log: > lindev(4) [1] is supposed to be a collection of linux-specific pseudo > devices that we also support, just not by default (thus only LINT or > module builds by default). >=20=20=20 > While currently there is only "/dev/full" [2], we are planning to see m= ore > in the future. We may decide to change the module/dependency logic in = the > future should the list grow too long. >=20=20=20 > This is not part of linux.ko as also non-linux binaries like kFreeBSD > userland or ports can make use of this as well. >=20=20=20 > Suggested by: rwatson [1] (name) > Submitted by: ed [2] > Discussed with: markm, ed, rwatson, kib (weeks ago) > Reviewed by: rwatson, brueffer (prev. version) > PR: kern/68961 > MFC after: 6 weeks Also discussed with: des, who was in favor - both of the concept and of the implementation. DES --=20 Dag-Erling Sm=C3=B8rgrav - des@des.no
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