From owner-cvs-src Tue Mar 4 9:45:49 2003 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 C4A0337B401; Tue, 4 Mar 2003 09:45:46 -0800 (PST) Received: from dragon.nuxi.com (trang.nuxi.com [66.93.134.19]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C822643F3F; Tue, 4 Mar 2003 09:45:45 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from obrien@NUXI.com) Received: from dragon.nuxi.com (smmsp@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by dragon.nuxi.com (8.12.7/8.12.7) with ESMTP id h24Hjjdh085377; Tue, 4 Mar 2003 09:45:45 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from obrien@dragon.nuxi.com) Received: (from obrien@localhost) by dragon.nuxi.com (8.12.7/8.12.7/Submit) id h24Hjikb085376; Tue, 4 Mar 2003 09:45:44 -0800 (PST) Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 09:45:44 -0800 From: "David O'Brien" To: Ruslan Ermilov Cc: src-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-src@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/kern kern_linker.c src/sys/boot/common help.common loader.8 module.c Message-ID: <20030304174544.GB40822@dragon.nuxi.com> Reply-To: src-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-src@freebsd.org References: <200303032253.h23MrZ4F038178@repoman.freebsd.org> <20030304005242.GA38799@dragon.nuxi.com> <20030304092528.GA76504@sunbay.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20030304092528.GA76504@sunbay.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.4i X-Operating-System: FreeBSD 5.0-CURRENT Organization: The NUXI BSD Group X-Pgp-Rsa-Fingerprint: B7 4D 3E E9 11 39 5F A3 90 76 5D 69 58 D9 98 7A X-Pgp-Rsa-Keyid: 1024/34F9F9D5 Sender: owner-cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG On Tue, Mar 04, 2003 at 11:25:28AM +0200, Ruslan Ermilov wrote: > > Please back this out until the 5-STABLE branch; then reapply for > > 6-CURRENT. When I did the change to /boot, those of us behind it at BSDi > > intended for /modules to remain as a transition aid. > > > As I said (and many others have mentioned), having /modules > by default can only cause a panic -- 4.x modules would kill > 5.0. Those who want it, can easily edit /boot/loader.conf. rm'ing /boot can also cause big problems. Why would a base module in /modules be used before /boot/modules? If someone only installs a kernel, then it is expected they know what hey are doing. > Also, when you request a backout, would you please explain > why it should be done, in more details. What is good for > having /modules in by default in 5.x? What more do you want??? 1. It was left by design [by me]. 2. 4.x->5.x transition aid. > If you so demand on it, we'd better make /modules a symlink > for /boot/modules, rather than allow for 4.x /modules to > crash the pristine 5.0. The idea was that someone might have a _3rd_party_ module (as I mentioned in another email) installed in /modules. 3 Years later is it impossible that any 4.x module can work on 5.0? I don't know. But you didn't mention that either as a reason to make your change. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe cvs-src" in the body of the message