Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2018 14:52:19 +0200 From: Mateusz Piotrowski <0mp@FreeBSD.org> To: Kyle Evans <kevans@FreeBSD.org> Cc: src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, svn-src-head@freebsd.org Subject: Re: svn commit: r339218 - in head: . stand/defaults stand/lua Message-ID: <20181007145219.36e54ed3@e5500> In-Reply-To: <201810070153.w971rhEq035600@repo.freebsd.org> References: <201810070153.w971rhEq035600@repo.freebsd.org>
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On Sun, 7 Oct 2018 01:53:43 +0000 (UTC) Kyle Evans <kevans@FreeBSD.org> wrote: >Author: kevans >Date: Sun Oct 7 01:53:43 2018 >New Revision: 339218 >URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/339218 > >Log: > lualoader: Create a module blacklist, add DRM modules to it > > This is a step in the process of easing migration into the new world order > of DRM drivers. Strongly encourage users towards loading DRM modules via > rc.conf(5) instead of loader.conf(5) by failing the load from loader(8). > Users so inclined may wipe out the blacklist via module_blacklist="" in > loader.conf(5), and it is expected that these modules will eventually be > removed from the blacklist. They may still be loaded as dependencies of > other modules or explicitly via the loader prompt, but this should not be a > major problem. > > Approved by: re (rgrimes) > Relnotes: yes > Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D16914 > >Modified: > head/UPDATING > head/stand/defaults/loader.conf > head/stand/defaults/loader.conf.5 > head/stand/lua/config.lua > > [...] > >Modified: head/stand/defaults/loader.conf.5 >============================================================================== >--- head/stand/defaults/loader.conf.5 Sun Oct 7 00:40:56 2018 (r339217) >+++ head/stand/defaults/loader.conf.5 Sun Oct 7 01:53:43 2018 (r339218) >@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ > .\" SUCH DAMAGE. > .\" > .\" $FreeBSD$ >-.Dd August 28, 2018 >+.Dd October 6, 2018 > .Dt LOADER.CONF 5 > .Os > .Sh NAME >@@ -147,6 +147,15 @@ If a password is set, the user must provide specified > If set to > .Dq YES , > module names will be displayed as they are loaded. >+.It Ar module_blacklist >+Blacklist of modules. >+Modules specified in the blacklist may not be loaded automatically with a >+.Ar *_load >+directive, but they may be loaded directly at the >+.Xr loader 8 >+prompt. >+Blacklisted modules may still be loaded indirectly as dependencies of other >+moduled. Do you think that the users might benefit from adding a note about the default set of modules included in the list? Something like: Default: .Dq drm drm2 radeonkms i915kms amdgpu .
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