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Date:      Mon, 12 Feb 2018 18:14:14 +1100 (EST)
From:      Bruce Evans <brde@optusnet.com.au>
To:        Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com>
Cc:        "Conrad E. Meyer" <cem@freebsd.org>,  "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@freebsd.org>,  src-committers <src-committers@freebsd.org>, svn-src-all@freebsd.org,  svn-src-head@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r329126 - head/etc/devd
Message-ID:  <20180212181001.I1004@besplex.bde.org>
In-Reply-To: <CANCZdfrqevYVtb3A%2Bnc1HArk15_Uh0kYnRFffbH3UdjMfX8QTg@mail.gmail.com>
References:  <1518374549.32585.238.camel@freebsd.org> <201802112346.w1BNkPXc041510@pdx.rh.CN85.dnsmgr.net> <CAG6CVpX9TbEwr_2ZD-qK7Lifn5JutQjrKopRRBT%2B_xR6cZdSCw@mail.gmail.com> <CANCZdfrqevYVtb3A%2Bnc1HArk15_Uh0kYnRFffbH3UdjMfX8QTg@mail.gmail.com>

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On Sun, 11 Feb 2018, Warner Losh wrote:

> On Feb 11, 2018 7:05 PM, "Conrad Meyer" <cem@freebsd.org> wrote:
>
> On Sun, Feb 11, 2018 at 3:46 PM, Rodney W. Grimes
> <freebsd@pdx.rh.cn85.dnsmgr.net> wrote:
>> Moving this to /usr creates a cyclic issue in that you then need
>> /usr to be mounted before devd can start and devd's /etc/rc.d file
>> says:
>> # PROVIDE: devd
>> # REQUIRE: NETWORKING
>> # BEFORE: mountcritremote
>> # KEYWORD: nojail
>>
>> In the diskless and nfs shared /usr worlds devd wants to start
>> before /usr is mounted.
>
> If devd is needed to mount /usr (???), it seems like just another
> demonstration of why separate /usr is a poor idea.

No, it is just another defense against people breaking separate /usr.

> No, it's another reason why generated devd files are wrong in the face of
> devmatch.

Bruce



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