From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 6 11:37:26 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 822AF106566C for ; Wed, 6 May 2009 11:37:26 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from odhiambo@gmail.com) Received: from mail-fx0-f168.google.com (mail-fx0-f168.google.com [209.85.220.168]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0F9F48FC22 for ; Wed, 6 May 2009 11:37:25 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from odhiambo@gmail.com) Received: by fxm12 with SMTP id 12so38841fxm.43 for ; Wed, 06 May 2009 04:37:25 -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=w51ieHv1cBZK30o7BbgQhXUP7hx3QVdr7TYwrVSZ9ss=; b=JQjeITeNnp1iLkd3U1ECh9L5oSGfECAh+4gq5na6oKbpCAuGb6mBm8GKYPvAwLmihQ 8pcIlh0NiL9TbzZw3LoPK7w6sKipDz1O9+VsXhNFFKn/CdLpBqYppPcDVbTbd+v/Lqj3 JiPUVIppws6/3zwUZWPn63xfik25Lr+hVLNlA= 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=mOw8KjX8+5oF08mi18BNEXNkm6KZwQSkTJP+e5S3ovQN8oC1c1bLyQ7pQsDI7Z9ZTy HqwHY8Ocnsx+pIjJSLsNK3UHGhtanIk0dRaSTV66Iczo3ewohzOukoH1wrcm+ImiYhwh F+TDsmqntX43VnlPPa9yJMAvZc/qx5laBFi9s= MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.223.108.210 with SMTP id g18mr877253fap.38.1241609845016; Wed, 06 May 2009 04:37:25 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <4A016ADD.3060004@elischer.org> References: <49FC812B.2070305@elischer.org> <991123400905060306h573b6b28x1c7fc0497ef28472@mail.gmail.com> <4A016ADD.3060004@elischer.org> Date: Wed, 6 May 2009 14:37:24 +0300 Message-ID: <991123400905060437n56cacd9fk12ad1fc0b851b47c@mail.gmail.com> From: =?UTF-8?B?T2RoaWFtYm8gIOODr+OCt+ODs+ODiOODsw==?= To: Julian Elischer Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.5 Cc: Marko Zec , 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 11:37:26 -0000 2009/5/6 Julian Elischer > 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>> 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 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society." -- Mark Twain