From owner-cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Oct 30 09:55:14 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org Delivered-To: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F281616A41F; Sun, 30 Oct 2005 09:55:13 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from markm@FreeBSD.org) Received: from storm.uk.FreeBSD.org (storm.uk.FreeBSD.org [194.242.157.42]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 67E2743D45; Sun, 30 Oct 2005 09:55:13 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from markm@FreeBSD.org) Received: from storm.uk.FreeBSD.org (uucp@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by storm.uk.FreeBSD.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j9U9tBrv033410; Sun, 30 Oct 2005 09:55:11 GMT (envelope-from markm@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from uucp@localhost) by storm.uk.FreeBSD.org (8.13.4/8.12.11/Submit) with UUCP id j9U9t96R033408; Sun, 30 Oct 2005 09:55:09 GMT (envelope-from markm@FreeBSD.org) Received: from grondar.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by grunt.grondar.org (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id j9U9pjxL086983; Sun, 30 Oct 2005 09:51:45 GMT (envelope-from markm@FreeBSD.org) Message-Id: <200510300951.j9U9pjxL086983@grunt.grondar.org> To: obrien@FreeBSD.org From: Mark Murray Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 09:51:45 +0000 Cc: cvs-src@FreeBSD.org, src-committers@FreeBSD.org, cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/i386/conf DEFAULTS GENERIC 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: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 09:55:14 -0000 "David O'Brien" writes: >> Create a default kernel config for i386 and move 'device isa' and >> 'device npx' (both of which aren't really optional right now) and >> 'device io' and 'device mem' (to preserve POLA for 4.x users upgrading >> to 6.0) from GENERIC into DEFAULTS. > >I may be missing something. I don't quite follow the benefit of the new >'DEFAULTS' file. I'm also curious why we don't explicitly 'include' >DEFAULTS in GENERIC vs. the new automagic include feature. Its an anti-foot-shooting thing. Scott was concerned that far too many people with kernels based on GENERIC before io was made a separate module were being flummoxed by X not running. This is a way to make npx, mem and io default for even those kernels, as long as they run a modern(tm) config(8). >I wonder if someone might trip over this not realizing everything that >winds up in their config file. I for one have been using io.ko and >mem.ko after coping GENERIC to FOO and removing the 'io' and 'mem' >devices. Now, you'll get the error that they are already loaded. If you don't want that, you can remove them from DEFAULTS. I have a plan to improve this in the medium term, but this involves a bit more config(8) work. M -- Mark R V Murray What is the most interesting question you have asked? What, if any, was the answer?