Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2002 01:00:17 -0800 From: Michael Smith <msmith@freebsd.org> To: Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@FreeBSD.org> Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.org, audit@FreeBSD.org, re@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: Extending loader(8) for loading kerels/modules split across several disks Message-ID: <200203070900.g2790Ha04392@mass.dis.org> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 05 Mar 2002 12:00:45 %2B0200." <3C84974D.37F683BD@FreeBSD.org>
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> Please review attached patch, which adds long overdue feature to our > loader(8), allowing it to load sequence of files as a single object. I don't like this. I would much rather see support for 'split' files implemented as a stacking filesystem layer like the gzip support, with the simple recognition of 'foo.gz.aa' as the first part of a split version of 'foo.gz', which in turn is recognised as a compressed version of 'foo'. Making all these changes to parts of the loader that should never know about split files is a bad idea; please don't do it. The "right" approach will be easier and cleaner. Regards, Mike -- To announce that there must be no criticism of the president, or that we are to stand by the president, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public. - Theodore Roosevelt To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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