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From: Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@cup.hp.com>
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To: Mike Smith <msmith@FreeBSD.ORG>
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Subject: Re: Multiple kernels / module search path
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Mike Smith wrote:
> 
> > The problem is with versioning. If I add 3rd party module foo.ko to
> > modules, while it actually is a module for kernel 'kernel.bar' *and*
> > kernel and kernel.bar are sufficiently incompatible, then kernel won't
> > boot (for example) if the module is loaded at boot time.
> >
> > Or, if kernel.bar is booted and I want to load foo.ko, I might pick up
> > the version from /modules if I don't happen to have a foo.ko in
> > /modules.bar, which may be sufficiently incompatible and cause a kernel
> > panic.
> 
> This has already been discussed to death, and consensus has been as
> follows:
[snip]

Ok, I'll make {build|install}kernel behave the same as the traditional
way only and not add the ability to install multiple kernels. We can
always revisit these targets when the improved infrastructure is in
place.

Thanks,

-- 
Marcel Moolenaar
  mail: marcel@cup.hp.com / marcel@FreeBSD.org
  tel:  (408) 447-4222


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