From owner-svn-src-head@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Feb 26 01:08:41 2010 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-src-head@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6D1D5106566B; Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:08:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from delphij@gmail.com) Received: from mail-pw0-f54.google.com (mail-pw0-f54.google.com [209.85.160.54]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 29C818FC1B; Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:08:40 +0000 (UTC) Received: by pwj7 with SMTP id 7so6899413pwj.13 for ; Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:08:38 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=domainkey-signature:mime-version:received:in-reply-to:references :date:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=pVYYbz1U1RSRAgUrfC6OYcGzkfvz180IwrBQP6LuKmk=; b=DRqeDVTMaHiGnvtsJC8v21cAdfUpadeVyMOFbg9bfU19kJ5nCKaff0wXTAaIQaLjz0 cJ+Td73Y8lm5gahrxiSybvNYdry8xKT6ZL752WoYcwuDBOcNDCdWDFJZqaeyC6f1ajEI yIe7vZw3vpWjjZO0I6c9wwgVykmGdrWePPusU= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date:message-id:subject:from:to :cc:content-type:content-transfer-encoding; b=NAb0C1bhvWr2X9Fd95dClAg3Qx9p50B+ZRwgB4khVaFM8oppLCbwq9V2R5UREiF+XC ZqlYnrm+ThN+ny5GKOYcA6iFSwWNOomxASoa8bMNVLzdZNq0TnGI/HaoHud7hsGGWDxE KkwNL0Jwm8GhUxbEtNwjPPs/StbyTOnq0fs0s= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.114.214.2 with SMTP id m2mr333897wag.62.1267146518187; Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:08:38 -0800 (PST) In-Reply-To: <3bbf2fe11002251548y773c661gd4946f371bcbbd6f@mail.gmail.com> References: <201002251413.o1PEDdKV033584@svn.freebsd.org> <20100225.163850.864172011105110621.imp@bsdimp.com> <3bbf2fe11002251548y773c661gd4946f371bcbbd6f@mail.gmail.com> Date: Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:08:38 -0800 Message-ID: From: Xin LI To: Attilio Rao Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: svn-src-head@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org, "M. Warner Losh" Subject: Re: svn commit: r204309 - in head/sys: amd64/amd64 amd64/isa conf i386/bios i386/cpufreq i386/i386 i386/isa i386/xen isa modules/bios/smbios modules/bios/vpd modules/cpufreq pc98/pc98 x86 x86/bios x86/... X-BeenThere: svn-src-head@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for the src tree for head/-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 26 Feb 2010 01:08:41 -0000 On Thu, Feb 25, 2010 at 3:48 PM, Attilio Rao wrote: > 2010/2/26 M. Warner Losh : >> In message: <201002251413.o1PEDdKV033584@svn.freebsd.org> >> =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0Attilio Rao writes: >> : Author: attilio >> : Date: Thu Feb 25 14:13:39 2010 >> : New Revision: 204309 >> : URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/204309 >> : >> : Log: >> : =C2=A0 Introduce the new kernel sub-tree x86 which should contain all = the code >> : =C2=A0 shared and generalized between our current amd64, i386 and pc98= . >> : >> : =C2=A0 This is just an initial step that should lead to a more complet= e effort. >> : =C2=A0 For the moment, a very simple porting of cpufreq modules, BIOS = calls and >> : =C2=A0 the whole MD specific ISA bus part is added to the sub-tree but= ideally >> : =C2=A0 a lot of code might be added and more shared support should gro= w. >> >> Cool! >> >> : =C2=A0 Sponsored by: =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 Sandvine Incorporated >> : =C2=A0 Reviewed by: =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0emaste, kib, jhb, imp >> : =C2=A0 Discussed on: =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 arch >> : =C2=A0 MFC: =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A0 =C2=A03 w= eeks >> >> Is this really wise? =C2=A0Are these changes KPI neutral? > > I don't think there are (still) KPI changes. > Which one are you referring to? I think Warner means that there will be some header files to change their location, making certain (I doubt there is any but just in case) kernel modules maintained by third party to break (technically these are not part of KPI but something that _could_ make third party developers unhappy I guess). Cheers, --=20 Xin LI http://www.delphij.net