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> References: <C90CF9CA-9040-11D7-941E-0003937E39E0@mac.com> <200305281147.53271.doconnor@gsoft.com.au> <1054090968.1429.10.camel@boxster> <3ED4294B.4040108@btc.adaptec.com> <1054092793.1429.39.camel@boxster> <3ED4315F.8080709@btc.adaptec.com>
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--XsQoSWH+UP9D9v3l Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable * 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experienced kernel panics on several occasions from out of date vmware 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 taking all the=20 outdated modules with it.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 --XsQoSWH+UP9D9v3l Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQE+1DU0CczNhKRsh48RAoWvAKCr2JNBiy+7K8z1S9tuPPBfQuLy0wCeL4Go RpAfA9NdhBZ2IqAvCtUWq+E= =wMU/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --XsQoSWH+UP9D9v3l--
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