From owner-freebsd-arch@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Feb 16 22:22:33 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: arch@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2950316A41A for ; Sat, 16 Feb 2008 22:22:33 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from michel@lpthe.jussieu.fr) Received: from shiva.jussieu.fr (shiva.jussieu.fr [134.157.0.129]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A347F13C459 for ; Sat, 16 Feb 2008 22:22:32 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from michel@lpthe.jussieu.fr) Received: from parthe.lpthe.jussieu.fr (parthe.lpthe.jussieu.fr [134.157.10.1]) by shiva.jussieu.fr (8.14.2/jtpda-5.4) with ESMTP id m1GMMVuP079544 for ; Sat, 16 Feb 2008 23:22:31 +0100 (CET) X-Ids: 165 Received: from niobe.lpthe.jussieu.fr (niobe.lpthe.jussieu.fr [134.157.10.41]) by parthe.lpthe.jussieu.fr (Postfix) with ESMTP id 38D182377FB for ; Sat, 16 Feb 2008 23:22:30 +0100 (CET) Received: by niobe.lpthe.jussieu.fr (Postfix, from userid 2005) id 3BE4930; Sat, 16 Feb 2008 23:22:30 +0100 (CET) Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2008 23:22:30 +0100 From: Michel Talon To: arch@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20080216222230.GA47480@lpthe.jussieu.fr> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.2.2i X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-3.0 (shiva.jussieu.fr [134.157.0.165]); Sat, 16 Feb 2008 23:22:31 +0100 (CET) X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.92/5837/Sat Feb 16 18:14:09 2008 on shiva.jussieu.fr X-Virus-Status: Clean X-j-chkmail-Score: MSGID : 47B76227.001 on shiva.jussieu.fr : j-chkmail score : X : 0/50 0 0.517 -> 1 X-Miltered: at shiva.jussieu.fr with ID 47B76227.001 by Joe's j-chkmail (http://j-chkmail.ensmp.fr)! Cc: Subject: Re: Fifolog - a circular file for embedded systems X-BeenThere: freebsd-arch@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussion related to FreeBSD architecture List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2008 22:22:33 -0000 Bjoern A. Zeeb wrote: > > I need it as a free standing facility in another contract, and that > > got > > me wondering if it should be included in FreeBSD as a general tool ? > > I think it's a very useful tool, especially for embedded systems and > other installations with similar contraints, but I'd like to see it > in ports rather than base (unless I am missing something and it > depends on some special features of base that, when changing, > could possible break it). One may argue that this facility is potentially useful for a straight computer in case you want to strictly bound the size of logs in /var, and as such should be a useful option in the base system. A contrario i don't see what is gained by relegating it to ports. Quite generally kernel modules in ports are more a hassle than anything else. -- Michel TALON