Date: Wed, 6 May 2009 14:37:24 +0300 From: =?UTF-8?B?T2RoaWFtYm8gIOODr+OCt+ODs+ODiOODsw==?= <odhiambo@gmail.com> To: Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org> Cc: Marko Zec <zec@freebsd.org>, FreeBSD Current <current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: VIMAGE status Message-ID: <991123400905060437n56cacd9fk12ad1fc0b851b47c@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <4A016ADD.3060004@elischer.org> References: <49FC812B.2070305@elischer.org> <991123400905060306h573b6b28x1c7fc0497ef28472@mail.gmail.com> <4A016ADD.3060004@elischer.org>
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2009/5/6 Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org>
> Odhiambo =E3=83=AF=E3=82=B7=E3=83=B3=E3=83=88=E3=83=B3 wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 8:21 PM, Julian Elischer <julian@elischer.org<mai=
lto:
>> julian@elischer.org>> 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 :=
)
>>
>
>
> VImage code is in -current (hence the -current mailing list)
> so it is not in 7.2.
>
> HOWEVER you can pick up 7.2(ish) kernel sourcce tree which will allow you
> to substitute in a 7.2 VIMAGE kernel and play with it..
> I'll let Marko give you the details.
>
Looking forward to that. Thanks in advance.
--=20
Best regards,
Odhiambo WASHINGTON,
Nairobi,KE
+254733744121/+254722743223
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