From owner-freebsd-current Mon Oct 5 07:03:42 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id HAA09970 for freebsd-current-outgoing; Mon, 5 Oct 1998 07:03:42 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from implode.root.com (implode.root.com [198.145.90.17]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id HAA09964; Mon, 5 Oct 1998 07:03:38 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from root@implode.root.com) Received: from implode.root.com (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by implode.root.com (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id HAA11211; Mon, 5 Oct 1998 07:02:44 -0700 (PDT) Message-Id: <199810051402.HAA11211@implode.root.com> To: Eivind Eklund cc: "David E. O'Brien" , cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: HEADS UP! [was Re: cvs commit: src/sys/i386/i386 autoconf.c] In-reply-to: Your message of "Mon, 05 Oct 1998 13:54:10 +0200." <19981005135410.35542@follo.net> From: David Greenman Reply-To: dg@root.com Date: Mon, 05 Oct 1998 07:02:44 -0700 Sender: owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG >On Mon, Oct 05, 1998 at 04:28:27AM -0700, David E. O'Brien wrote: >> obrien 1998/10/05 04:28:27 PDT >> >> Modified files: >> sys/i386/i386 autoconf.c >> Log: >> Now require *FS_ROOT to enable the ability to mount a *FS /. >> Previously one could config(8) a kernel that would not link. >> >> Revision Changes Path >> 1.107 +16 -6 src/sys/i386/i386/autoconf.c > >WARNING! WARNING! > >If your kernel config file is from before February 1998, you must add >in the appropriate 'options xFS_ROOT' to be able to mount your root. >Ie, if you don't have 'options FFS_ROOT' in your kernel config, you >most likely want to add it. You've been covered by compatibility code >up to now; that code is now gone. This is an improvement? It doesn't sound like it to me. -DG David Greenman Co-founder/Principal Architect, The FreeBSD Project To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message