Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2003 10:28:59 -0700 (MST) From: Scott Long <scottl@freebsd.org> To: Kirk McKusick <mckusick@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/bin/df df.c src/sys/kern syscalls.mastervfs_bio.c vfs_cluster.c vfs_syscalls.c src/sys/sys mount.h src/sys/ufs/ffs ffs_vfsops.c Message-ID: <20031112102742.E3170@pooker.samsco.home> In-Reply-To: <200311120801.hAC81ea1053948@repoman.freebsd.org> References: <200311120801.hAC81ea1053948@repoman.freebsd.org>
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On Wed, 12 Nov 2003, Kirk McKusick wrote:> mckusick 2003/11/12 00:01:40 PST > > FreeBSD src repository > > Modified files: > bin/df df.c > sys/kern syscalls.master vfs_bio.c vfs_cluster.c > vfs_syscalls.c > sys/sys mount.h > sys/ufs/ffs ffs_vfsops.c > Log: > Update the statfs structure with 64-bit fields to allow > accurate reporting of multi-terabyte filesystem sizes. > > You should build and boot a new kernel BEFORE doing a `make world' > as the new kernel will know about binaries using the old statfs > structure, but an old kernel will not know about the new system > calls that support the new statfs structure. Running an old kernel > after a `make world' will cause programs such as `df' that do a > statfs system call to fail with a bad system call. > Kirk, Thanks a lot for getting this in. Can you send a HEADS-UP email to the lists (freebsd-current especially) just to make sure people understand the implications? Thanks, Scott
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