From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Dec 11 00:43:41 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BE4FA16A418 for ; Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:43:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from keramida@freebsd.org) Received: from igloo.linux.gr (igloo.linux.gr [62.1.205.36]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3348313C448 for ; Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:43:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from keramida@freebsd.org) Received: from kobe.laptop (vader.bytemobile-rio.ondsl.gr [83.235.57.37]) (authenticated bits=128) by igloo.linux.gr (8.14.1/8.14.1/Debian-9) with ESMTP id lBB0h5gi005790 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NOT); Tue, 11 Dec 2007 02:43:25 +0200 Received: from kobe.laptop (kobe.laptop [127.0.0.1]) by kobe.laptop (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id lBB0h0hB011195; Tue, 11 Dec 2007 02:43:00 +0200 (EET) (envelope-from keramida@freebsd.org) Received: (from keramida@localhost) by kobe.laptop (8.14.2/8.14.2/Submit) id lBB0gxgx011194; Tue, 11 Dec 2007 02:42:59 +0200 (EET) (envelope-from keramida@freebsd.org) Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 02:42:59 +0200 From: Giorgos Keramidas To: Reko Turja , rrs@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20071211004258.GA11140@kobe.laptop> References: <20071210002131.GA74729@kobe.laptop> <002801c83b05$56ab20b0$3a2a13ac@staff.ktc.lan> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <002801c83b05$56ab20b0$3a2a13ac@staff.ktc.lan> X-Hellug-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-Hellug-MailScanner-SpamCheck: not spam, SpamAssassin (not cached, score=-4.103, required 5, autolearn=not spam, ALL_TRUSTED -1.80, AWL 0.30, BAYES_00 -2.60) X-Hellug-MailScanner-From: keramida@freebsd.org X-Spam-Status: No Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, Ivan Voras Subject: Re: FreeBSD 7 trivial problems / notes X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:43:41 -0000 On 2007-12-10 10:19, Reko Turja wrote: >>> > => SCTP depends on IPv6 >>> > >>> > This is clearly documented in NOTES. I don't think it should >>> > count as a surprising fact. >>> >>> I know it's in the NOTES - I've added it when it bit me since I >>> didn't read the notes. Maybe I'll remove it. >> >> If it bit you, an experienced FreeBSD developer, it can bite others >> too. Let's work with re@ to get it in the release notes, if it's not >> already there (instead of deleting it from the list) :-) >> >> My last CVSup is from Wed Dec 05 19:32:59 2007 +0000 (right before I >> started preparing for Friday's FreeBSD talk at a nearby university), >> so I'll CVSup again tomorrow morning, and check how we can fit this >> into the release notes in a nice, non-intrusive but still useful >> manner. > > How about making a comment about the requirement in the GENERIC > config file, in a manner used for device 'ed' or device 'sbp' for example? > > ... > options INET6 # IPv6 communications protocols > options SCTP # Stream Control Transmission > Protocol > # SCTP requires 'options > INET6' > options FFS > ... > > Or are the comments about in requirement at 'GENERIC' phased out? Does the following look ok? %%% diff -r eae64e5226db sys/i386/conf/GENERIC --- a/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC Mon Dec 10 12:03:23 2007 +0000 +++ b/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC Tue Dec 11 02:41:27 2007 +0200 @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ options PREEMPTION # Enable kernel thr options PREEMPTION # Enable kernel thread preemption options INET # InterNETworking options INET6 # IPv6 communications protocols -options SCTP # Stream Control Transmission Protocol +options SCTP # Stream Control Transmission Protocol (requires INET6) options FFS # Berkeley Fast Filesystem options SOFTUPDATES # Enable FFS soft updates support options UFS_ACL # Support for access control lists %%% It's simple enough, and we already have a few lines which are a bit `longish' in GENERIC.