Date: Sat, 11 May 2024 08:01:05 -0600 From: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> To: Konstantin Belousov <kostikbel@gmail.com> Cc: henrichhartzer@tuta.io, Freebsd Arch <freebsd-arch@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Disabling COMPAT_FREEBSD4/5/6/7/9 in default kernel configurations Message-ID: <CANCZdfpjYe%2B03hhyeFWM2yvhDkZFS7U02r72iO7JhYtcsg4zaw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <Zj84HLfYP_Psx4Me@kib.kiev.ua> References: <NxZrrMD--3-9@tuta.io> <Zj84HLfYP_Psx4Me@kib.kiev.ua>
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--0000000000001d259306182e1631 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sat, May 11, 2024, 3:19=E2=80=AFAM Konstantin Belousov <kostikbel@gmail.= com> wrote: > On Sat, May 11, 2024 at 01:38:38AM +0200, henrichhartzer@tuta.io wrote: > > In my opinion, if all goes well, it may be wise to remove the old code > in the next major version. Could do the full list, or just FreeBSD 4 and = 5 > compatibility, for instance. Barring notable negative feedback, of course= . > > Strongly disagree. You are breaking ABI compat for users, for what gain? > > I do not care about disabling options in GENERIC (but then they must appe= ar > in LINT). > This sums up my view as well. Fine to not be in GENERIC, but removal is a bridge too far. Warner > --0000000000001d259306182e1631 Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"auto"><div><br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" = class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sat, May 11, 2024, 3:19=E2=80=AFAM Konstantin Belou= sov <<a href=3D"mailto:kostikbel@gmail.com">kostikbel@gmail.com</a>> = wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8e= x;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">On Sat, May 11, 2024 at 01:3= 8:38AM +0200, <a href=3D"mailto:henrichhartzer@tuta.io" target=3D"_blank" r= el=3D"noreferrer">henrichhartzer@tuta.io</a> wrote:<br> > In my opinion, if all goes well, it may be wise to remove the old code= in the next major version. Could do the full list, or just FreeBSD 4 and 5= compatibility, for instance. Barring notable negative feedback, of course.= <br> <br> Strongly disagree.=C2=A0 You are breaking ABI compat for users, for what ga= in?<br> <br> I do not care about disabling options in GENERIC (but then they must appear= <br> in LINT).<br></blockquote></div></div><div dir=3D"auto"><br></div><div dir= =3D"auto"><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">This sums up my view as well. Fine to= not be in GENERIC, but removal is a bridge too far.</div><div dir=3D"auto"= ><br></div><div dir=3D"auto">Warner</div><div dir=3D"auto"><div class=3D"gm= ail_quote"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;bor= der-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"> </blockquote></div></div></div> --0000000000001d259306182e1631--
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