Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 23:35:16 +0400 From: Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@FreeBSD.org> To: Brooks Davis <brooks@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-current <freebsd-current@FreeBSD.org>, "Bjoern A. Zeeb" <bz@FreeBSD.org> Subject: Re: r228700 can't dhclient em0 Message-ID: <20111220193516.GE70684@glebius.int.ru> In-Reply-To: <20111220193034.GC68792@lor.one-eyed-alien.net> References: <4EEF0124.4000902@FreeBSD.org> <4EEF3B22.8010401@FreeBSD.org> <4EF0499D.4070000@FreeBSD.org> <4EF0AD19.2000603@FreeBSD.org> <20111220165134.GA68792@lor.one-eyed-alien.net> <77311BF9-BD22-4567-B8FE-9CA0A99D4CA3@FreeBSD.org> <20111220193034.GC68792@lor.one-eyed-alien.net>
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On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 01:30:34PM -0600, Brooks Davis wrote: B> I also worry about the problem that once you've installed world there is B> no easy way back. When working on the patch for last months I did numerous 'make installkernel installworld' switching between a patched sources and unpatched, and everything goes fine. B> If we can identify all the changed interfaces and we can teach 9-STABLE B> to deal with them then this change is probably OK and we just need to B> do the appropriate libc and ifconfig spackling and merge it. We can't B> let this slide too long though because the current state requires an B> installkernel+installworld for all intents and purposes and that means B> that if the kernel is broken you are dead in the water. B> B> I agree we could really use some sort of way forward that increases our B> abilty to make these sorts of changes. Why 9-STABLE? This change isn't going to be merged. -- Totus tuus, Glebius.
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