From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 6 10:06:10 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 614E31065690 for ; Wed, 6 May 2009 10:06:10 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from odhiambo@gmail.com) Received: from mail-bw0-f213.google.com (mail-bw0-f213.google.com [209.85.218.213]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D5B768FC28 for ; Wed, 6 May 2009 10:06:09 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from odhiambo@gmail.com) Received: by bwz9 with SMTP id 9so5145480bwz.43 for ; Wed, 06 May 2009 03:06:08 -0700 (PDT) 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; bh=pEa0C3aFWY7v2Ck9JVhdplRmUa5sasjdqGAdRHpaze0=; b=M+8qqoSbUmcWdy3UqrVfZDwsOCTgh8fRdwjThrFJlTSWW0dgUnlO/0RAOmcDxWkPYc g7qoBAoKMyvyfm32BUzuZyK5j5ZncQujdlIaX8fjX0LugvQyJZuTrw5TlvxFVs9vk5Z4 +oULjotL4Ve2zMubPTCGOi0CU3lK1YvN2U3UA= 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; b=Hz86LruWwEnhH50HrBCwdobVHtyOXmmxFrHalELORhjcfik0u83HcQFjfVC1wZAt0W 6xxYH0axw6CozNn0VPSm2dwOPQUekL/a15FIurh2RkcBgQD+QlNCQFIOmgnV/ee8MnJX uQMDtEp5+yBrO22eRzBd3L6Pp5caWxAq1alZQ= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.223.124.147 with SMTP id u19mr330577far.28.1241604368464; Wed, 06 May 2009 03:06:08 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <49FC812B.2070305@elischer.org> References: <49FC812B.2070305@elischer.org> Date: Wed, 6 May 2009 13:06:08 +0300 Message-ID: <991123400905060306h573b6b28x1c7fc0497ef28472@mail.gmail.com> From: =?UTF-8?B?T2RoaWFtYm8gIOODr+OCt+ODs+ODiOODsw==?= To: Julian Elischer Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: FreeBSD Current Subject: Re: VIMAGE status 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: Wed, 06 May 2009 10:06:11 -0000 On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 8:21 PM, Julian Elischer wrote: > The VIMAGE code is nearly all in the the kernel. > > One is now able to make VIMAGE kernels (add options VIMAGE) > though they don't actually allow you to make multiple > vimages instances yet.. > > The VIMAGE option enables all the low level changes needed > throughout the kernel. > > The VIMAGE_GLOBALS option basically sets thing sback to how they were > before. > > Having neither (the default) gives a kernel that is a kind of hybrid. > > The Hybrid state is what will go forward as 'NON-VIMAGE' mode > and the VIMAGE_GLOBALS mode will probably go away in time as > it complicates the code. > > The aim of this mail is to ask people to try add the VIMAGE option > to their regular kernels and try use them as you woudl normally. > You will not yet be able to use any new VIMAGE features but we > should be fully compatible with previous kernels. How do I use VIMAGE in 7.2-RELEASE? I'd like to play with the BIG boyz :) -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society." -- Mark Twain