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Date:      Mon, 18 Oct 1999 11:41:38 -0700
From:      Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
To:        James Howard <howardjp@wam.umd.edu>
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: KLDs 
Message-ID:  <199910181841.LAA01374@dingo.cdrom.com>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Sun, 10 Oct 1999 23:15:15 EDT." <Pine.GSO.4.10.9910102311210.19567-100000@rac3.wam.umd.edu> 

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> Is it possible to compile a kernel with no filesystems supported and have
> the boot loader load FFS?  I have built an FFS module but I have not yet
> had time to test it.  Frankly, I am kind of afraid to for fear of trashing
> my system.

As long as the kernel will compile with no filesystems, it should work 
just fine.

> > > Has anyone else thought about this?  Is this a good idea?  Is this a
> > > bad idea?
> > 
> > Yes, Yes, Yes.
> 
> Could you claify this?  :)

It's been thought about, and it has both good and bad features.

-- 
\\ Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. \\  Mike Smith
\\ Tell him he should learn how to fish himself,  \\  msmith@freebsd.org
\\ and he'll hate you for a lifetime.             \\  msmith@cdrom.com




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