From owner-cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 7 15:07:23 2003 Return-Path: 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 1B84637B405 for ; Mon, 7 Apr 2003 15:07:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail.speakeasy.net (mail12.speakeasy.net [216.254.0.212]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 45A9F43F3F for ; Mon, 7 Apr 2003 15:07:21 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from jhb@FreeBSD.org) Received: (qmail 6210 invoked from network); 7 Apr 2003 22:07:30 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO server.baldwin.cx) ([216.27.160.63]) (envelope-sender )encrypted SMTP for ; 7 Apr 2003 22:07:30 -0000 Received: from laptop.baldwin.cx (gw1.twc.weather.com [216.133.140.1]) by server.baldwin.cx (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id h37M7HOv043986; Mon, 7 Apr 2003 18:07:17 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jhb@FreeBSD.org) Message-ID: X-Mailer: XFMail 1.5.4 on FreeBSD X-Priority: 3 (Normal) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20030405122406.GB36962@hollin.btc.adaptec.com> Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2003 17:07:18 -0400 (EDT) From: John Baldwin To: Scott Long cc: src-committers@freebsd.org cc: Bruce Evans cc: Kris Kennaway cc: cvs-src@freebsd.org cc: cvs-all@freebsd.org cc: Dag-Erling Sm?rgrav Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/alpha/alpha support.s src/sys/i386/i386 identcpu.c support.s src/sys/i386/include md_var.h src/sys/i386/isa npx.c src/sys/ia64/ia64 support.s src/sys/powerpc/powerpc bcopy.csr X-BeenThere: cvs-src@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 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, 07 Apr 2003 22:07:23 -0000 On 05-Apr-2003 Scott Long wrote: > On Sat, Apr 05, 2003 at 01:31:03PM +0200, Dag-Erling Sm?rgrav wrote: >> Bruce Evans writes: >> > The main problem with the commit is not mentioned in its log message: >> > changing bzero from a function pointer back to a function breaks >> > binary compatibility of many modules. >> >> I am aware of that... >> >> > In defence of this, 5.0 breaks >> > binary compatibility of most modules for other reasons. >> >> which is precisely why I took the liberty of doing it now, before 5.x >> goes -STABLE. >> > > As I've scolded others, changes to HEAD that change the ABI and/or API > should be preceded by an email to re@. Please re-read the many emails > about the semi-frozen state of HEAD for futher guidance. > > I'm not terribly thrilled by this change, but I'm not going to ask for a > backout right now. Eh? We agreed on arch@ a while back that ABI breakage in 5.0 post 5.0-RELEASE was ok and that the ABI "freeze" wouldn't be until RELENG_5 was branched. The topic was actually posed by Robert Watson as he wants to change MAC over to using m_tag before RELENG_5 IIRC. -- John Baldwin <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve!" - http://www.FreeBSD.org/