Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 16:29:06 +1100 (EST) From: Bruce Evans <bde@zeta.org.au> To: Daniel Rock <D.Rock@t-online.de> Cc: Jake Burkholder <jburkholder0829@home.com>, freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: HEADS UP Re: cvs commit: src/sys/alpha/alpha trap.c src/sys/dev/acpica/Osd OsdSchedule.c src/sys/i386/i386 genassym.c swtch.s trap.c src/sys/ia64/ia64 trap.c src/sys/kern init_main.c kern_condvar.c kern_idle.c kern_intr.c kern_mib.c kern_mutex.c kern_proc.c ... Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0102241610230.26598-100000@besplex.bde.org> In-Reply-To: <3A958505.6EBDF1F4@t-online.de>
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On Thu, 22 Feb 2001, Daniel Rock wrote: > Jake Burkholder schrieb: > [...] > > As I mentioned in the commit message, this changes the size and layout > > of struct kinfo_proc, so you'll have to recompile libkvm-using programs. > > > > As always, make world is your friend. > > You may have forgotten to also change KINFO_PROC_SIZE in src/sys/user.h Yes, rev.1.31 of src/sys/sys/user.h leaves it as an exercise to change KINFO_PROC_SIZE. > > I'm now getting bootup warning all the time: > > ... > real memory = 197066752 (192448K bytes) > avail memory = 187293696 (182904K bytes) > Preloaded elf kernel "kernel" at 0xc0450000. > WARNING: size of kinfo_proc (648) should be 644!!! This is normal if you haven't done the exercise. It is just a warning. > Pentium Pro MTRR support enabled > ... > > > BTW What is the purpose of KINFO_PROC_SIZE? Why not simply using sizeof()? It is to inhibit changes in the size of the struct. Such changes would break the interface. The struct must have a certain fixed size (and layout) for binary compatibility. sizeof() would give the current size, not necessarily the size that is required for compatibility. Bruce To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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