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Date:      Wed, 28 May 2003 00:04:06 -0400
From:      Michael Edenfield <kutulu@kutulu.org>
To:        Scott Long <scott_long@btc.adaptec.com>
Cc:        freebsd-current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: policy on GPL'd drivers?
Message-ID:  <20030528040406.GA46917@basement.kutulu.org>
In-Reply-To: <3ED4315F.8080709@btc.adaptec.com>
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* Scott Long <scott_long@btc.adaptec.com> [030527 23:51]:

> >I am thinking of ports like rtc, ltmdm or Vmware here.. where it is not
> >uncommon that they require reinstalling after an upgrade. I have
> >experienced kernel panics on several occasions from out of date vmware
> >kernel modules.
>=20
> I'm really of the opinion that these ports should either live in the
> sys/ tree, or that magic should be devised to make sure that they are
> built along with the rest of the modules.

Wouldn't it be sufficient to simply install the port modules into=20
/boot/kernel instead of /usr/local/wherever/it/goes/now?  I=20
understand why most aren't put there now, due to the seperation of=20
base system from ports etc.  But I would the benefits of violating=20
that principle outweigh the detriments: each time you reinstall your=20
kernel, /boot/kernel is moved out of the way... taking all the=20
outdated modules with it.  Your port modules would fail to load, not=20
being in the right place, but that's far better than a panic.

--Mike

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