From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 12 02:44:26 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C090D106564A for ; Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:44:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from chmeeedalf@gmail.com) Received: from mail-bw0-f216.google.com (mail-bw0-f216.google.com [209.85.218.216]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4D7038FC14 for ; Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:44:25 +0000 (UTC) Received: by bwz8 with SMTP id 8so686857bwz.3 for ; Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:44:25 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:sender:received:in-reply-to :references:date:x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to :content-type; bh=KIVHaNNmTJVCrqTppmBvmUK9DFaENJqNvHFl3CvTMIk=; b=Oz8fldb+r/LnY9M+XvA76cQ5/RFboUCDcTdVUmECSH1hbW1Xravmg/VQpToG8s4TB7 Jj/NgBE9JQtpkqVB0+GCOtLRR6NZuFonP2gJf27JFZzGhGR4PysVV06x0AZg7aLei/WV NwXRE9qjATcnt950T9te/Z1Clu99Gh6BukINk= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; b=kgIcBACZZmaZe5/XuntuskukxCZ7+rbRmb1uEJqqREhfijhLEY37brXYCngJl67hat 0QnBUTHvzS+bTVzo4qOnvlocTpczebkLwmFKP6ClicvYiW4yXENSG3WM53spF8+gdthH 4epVU6csObsyPuhkuQsB0Vs8Zx3A0gNcTwM+E= MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: chmeeedalf@gmail.com Received: by 10.204.131.85 with SMTP id w21mr205590bks.174.1268361864484; Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:44:24 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <20100311.192423.683591382013853731.imp@bsdimp.com> References: <4B991C00.3010809@intertainservices.com> <790a9fff1003111714s58d9ee4bl6454d1d52bf705b8@mail.gmail.com> <7d6fde3d1003111720g7dccf93w1f51db88758a5c4d@mail.gmail.com> <20100311.192423.683591382013853731.imp@bsdimp.com> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:44:24 -0500 X-Google-Sender-Auth: b3f2f27683f47eef Message-ID: From: Justin Hibbits To: FreeBSD Current Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Subject: Re: HEADS UP: COMPAT_IA32 renamed COMPAT_FREEBSD32 X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:44:26 -0000 On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 9:24 PM, M. Warner Losh wrote: > In message: <7d6fde3d1003111720g7dccf93w1f51db88758a5c4d@mail.gmail.com> > Garrett Cooper writes: > : On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 5:14 PM, Scot Hetzel wrote: > : > On Thu, Mar 11, 2010 at 10:36 AM, Mike Jakubik > : > wrote: > : >> On 3/11/2010 9:50 AM, Nathan Whitehorn wrote: > : >>> > : >>> As a result of importing 32-bit compatibility support for non-x86 > 64-bit > : >>> platforms, the kernel options COMPAT_IA32 has been renamed > COMPAT_FREEBSD32 > : >>> in revision 205014, so all kernel configurations including this > option must > : >>> be modified accordingly. > : >>> > : >> > : >> That sounds a bit confusing, compatibility with FreeBSD 3.2? > : >> > : > I agree that the name COMPAT_FREEBSD32 is confusing, does it mean > : > compatiblity with FreeBSD 3.2, FreeBSD 32 or 32-bit ARCH's. > : > > : > A better name would have been COMPAT_ARCH32 or COMPAT_32BIT_ARCH. > : > : Agreed. Is it possible to change the name again because it really > : hasn't gotten much traction yet? > > What does the name matter, really? > > This will be documented, and mirrors the kernel source > compat/freebsd32. > > Put another way: if everybody that's going to comment on the name > would instead fix one bug from the PR database with the time they > spend commenting on it, would FreeBSD be better or worse off than > spending dozens of hours arguing over COMPAT_X32 vs COMPAT_Y32 vs > COMPAT_FLYING_MONKEYS? > > Warner > Just for that, I nominate Nathan rename the option to COMPAT_FLYING_MONKEYS32.