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Date:      Sat, 20 Apr 2019 07:21:30 -0600
From:      Alan Somers <asomers@freebsd.org>
To:        Justin Hibbits <chmeeedalf@gmail.com>
Cc:        src-committers <src-committers@freebsd.org>, svn-src-all <svn-src-all@freebsd.org>,  svn-src-head <svn-src-head@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r346441 - in head/sys/modules: em fusefs iavf
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On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 6:58 AM Justin Hibbits <chmeeedalf@gmail.com> wrote:
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> On Sat, Apr 20, 2019, 07:51 Alan Somers <asomers@freebsd.org> wrote:
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>> Author: asomers
>> Date: Sat Apr 20 12:51:05 2019
>> New Revision: 346441
>> URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/346441
>>
>> Log:
>>   Use symlinks for kernel modules rather than hardlinks
>>
>>   When aliasing a kernel module to a different name (ie if_igb for if_em),
>>   it's better to use symlinks than hard links. kldxref will omit entries for
>>   the links, ensuring that the loaded module has the correct name.
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> Thanks! This should fix installkernel on my POWER9.
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> - Justin

What's the problem with your POWER9?  Is that one of those msdosfs
/boot systems?  If so, I don't think this will fix it.  msdosfs
doesn't support either symlinks or hardlinks.  Or is there some other
problem?
-Alan



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