From owner-cvs-src@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Sep 21 22:41:45 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: cvs-src@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C3B14106567F for ; Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:41:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from peter@wemm.org) Received: from wf-out-1314.google.com (wf-out-1314.google.com [209.85.200.175]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A2AB88FC1F for ; Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:41:45 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from peter@wemm.org) Received: by wf-out-1314.google.com with SMTP id 24so1286620wfg.7 for ; Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:41:45 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.142.132.2 with SMTP id f2mr1103564wfd.22.1222036905208; Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:41:45 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.142.255.21 with HTTP; Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:41:45 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2008 15:41:45 -0700 From: "Peter Wemm" To: "John Baldwin" In-Reply-To: <200809161649.46724.jhb@freebsd.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <200809162027.m8GKRxMl083609@repoman.freebsd.org> <200809161649.46724.jhb@freebsd.org> Cc: cvs-src@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/i386/conf GENERIC X-BeenThere: cvs-src@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 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: Sun, 21 Sep 2008 22:41:45 -0000 On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 1:49 PM, John Baldwin wrote: > On Tuesday 16 September 2008 04:22:22 pm John Baldwin wrote: >> jhb 2008-09-16 20:22:22 UTC >> >> FreeBSD src repository >> >> Modified files: >> sys/i386/conf GENERIC >> Log: >> SVN rev 183101 on 2008-09-16 20:22:22Z by jhb >> >> Add 'device acpi' to GENERIC on i386. Most newer i386 machines require > it, >> so the benefit of having acpi.ko as a standalone module is outweighed by >> the complications of drivers compiled into the kernel not including ACPI >> attachments by default. >> >> Discussed on: current > > I have not disabled the build of the acpi.ko kernel module for now or changed > any of the other infrastructure. The bits in the loader to auto-load the > acpi.ko module are smart enough to not load it if it is already compiled into > the kernel (or at least I haven't had any problems over the last N years I > have had 'device acpi' in my i386 kernels). IMHO, leave the loader autoload glue for acpi.ko in for the life of 8.x - If one uses an 8.x loader with a 7.x kernel, POLA would have it autoload the acpi.ko if needed. Still.. if somebody manually loads a 7.x kernel on an 8.x host, it isn't a major imposition to have them type 'load acpi' before the 'boot'. Anyway, thanks for this! -- Peter Wemm - peter@wemm.org; peter@FreeBSD.org; peter@yahoo-inc.com; KI6FJV "All of this is for nothing if we don't go to the stars" - JMS/B5 "If Java had true garbage collection, most programs would delete themselves upon execution." -- Robert Sewell