From owner-cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Oct 15 14:29:28 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: cvs-src@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 93BAC16A417 for ; Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:29:28 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rwatson@FreeBSD.org) Received: from cyrus.watson.org (cyrus.watson.org [209.31.154.42]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0B99813C442 for ; Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:29:27 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rwatson@FreeBSD.org) Received: from fledge.watson.org (fledge.watson.org [209.31.154.41]) by cyrus.watson.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0EDA446ECE; Mon, 15 Oct 2007 10:29:27 -0400 (EDT) Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:29:26 +0100 (BST) From: Robert Watson X-X-Sender: robert@fledge.watson.org To: Henrik Brix Andersen In-Reply-To: <20071015135845.GG1290@tirith.brixandersen.dk> Message-ID: <20071015152742.G32675@fledge.watson.org> References: <70e8236f0710150343k590f5be8r8cdf3fd60df4abd2@mail.gmail.com> <4713700D.8040202@samsco.org> <20071015135845.GG1290@tirith.brixandersen.dk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Cc: Scott Long , src-committers@freebsd.org, Alexander Leidinger , cvs-src@freebsd.org, Joao Barros , cvs-all@freebsd.org, Wilko Bulte Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/etc Makefile sensorsd.conf src/etc/defaults rc.conf src/etc/rc.d Makefile sensorsd src/lib/libc/gen sysctl.3 src/sbin/sysctl sysctl.8 sysctl.c src/share/man/man5 rc.conf.5 src/share/man/man9 Makefile sensor_attach.9 src/sys/conf f X-BeenThere: cvs-src@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: CVS commit messages for the src tree List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 14:29:28 -0000 On Mon, 15 Oct 2007, Henrik Brix Andersen wrote: > On Mon, Oct 15, 2007 at 07:50:05AM -0600, Scott Long wrote: >> As has been discussed in various forums recently, this OpenBSD sensors >> stuff has been proceeding with little developer buy-in or discussion, and >> the developer input that has happened has largely been ignored. So with >> that said, let's all turn over a new leaf and get this process back on >> track. > > A very Good Idea (tm) :) > >> What exactly is the "bio port"? What does it do, what areas of the kernel >> and userland does it involve, what does it change, why is it a good idea? > > How about moving this discussion to the freebsd-arch@ mailing list? As a reminder, there was a pretty extensive thread on the topic of the sensor framework on the arch@ mailing list in July, with quite a few substantive comments made regarding both the design and implementation. People working in this area should be sure to review that entire thread before joinging in on a new one. Robert N M Watson Computer Laboratory University of Cambridge