Date: Tue, 03 Sep 2019 14:07:35 -0000 From: John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> To: Justin Hibbits <chmeeedalf@gmail.com>, Alan Somers <asomers@freebsd.org> Cc: src-committers <src-committers@freebsd.org>, svn-src-all <svn-src-all@freebsd.org>, svn-src-head <svn-src-head@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: svn commit: r346441 - in head/sys/modules: em fusefs iavf Message-ID: <5bf4a702-7df8-5597-25b0-55baa71d1d4f@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <CAHSQbTAnsvNvzKABdXpXFtoWhV%2BcoK6oqJctzJodfYALz2_tgA@mail.gmail.com> References: <201904201251.x3KCp6it044898@repo.freebsd.org> <CAHSQbTDfj5_-N69UyCpdfqAH=vAW%2BUA3C%2Bm%2BPyBXYsmxEZQOGg@mail.gmail.com> <CAOtMX2jPjfmMJz-Mbw7-Dti=YsTHLj%2BH3BEiX3Xr1NZza0HPAg@mail.gmail.com> <CAHSQbTAnsvNvzKABdXpXFtoWhV%2BcoK6oqJctzJodfYALz2_tgA@mail.gmail.com>
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On 4/20/19 6:23 AM, Justin Hibbits wrote: > On Sat, Apr 20, 2019, 08:21 Alan Somers <asomers@freebsd.org> wrote: > >> On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 6:58 AM Justin Hibbits <chmeeedalf@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sat, Apr 20, 2019, 07:51 Alan Somers <asomers@freebsd.org> wrote: >>>> >>>> Author: asomers >>>> Date: Sat Apr 20 12:51:05 2019 >>>> New Revision: 346441 >>>> URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/346441 >>>> >>>> Log: >>>> Use symlinks for kernel modules rather than hardlinks >>>> >>>> When aliasing a kernel module to a different name (ie if_igb for >> if_em), >>>> it's better to use symlinks than hard links. kldxref will omit >> entries for >>>> the links, ensuring that the loaded module has the correct name. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks! This should fix installkernel on my POWER9. >>> >>> - Justin >> >> What's the problem with your POWER9? Is that one of those msdosfs >> /boot systems? If so, I don't think this will fix it. msdosfs >> doesn't support either symlinks or hardlinks. Or is there some other >> problem? >> -Alan >> > > Yes it is. Well that's a bummer then. I thought we faked symlinks on > msdosfs, but on second thought not sure how well would do that. You could just use cp instead of a link? -- John Baldwin
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