Re: CVS commit: src/sys/modules

[Paul Goyette <paul%whooppee.com@localhost>]

On Tue, 27 Sep 2016, Christos Zoulas wrote:

> On Sep 27,  7:26pm, paul%whooppee.com@localhost (Paul Goyette) wrote:
> -- Subject: Re: CVS commit: src/sys/modules
>
> | I agree in principle, but I am greatly concerned about the definition of
> | "for now".  If they get disabled, they'll get forgotten.  So few people
> | seem to care about modules, and those that try to create modules often
> | screw something up because they didn't actually build and load as a
> | module.
>
> You and I will not forget it :-)

But are the two of us sufficient to actually make forward progress?

:-)   :-)


> | So, I will undertake the effort to identify the pci-capable platforms,
> | update the conditional compilation stuff in the modules/Makefile, and
> | update all of the appropriate modules/md.* sets lists.
>
> I was trying to avoid some work that would need to be undone in the future
> anyway, and would add fragility and complexity to the build.

OK.  "For now" I will simply disable all the modules (and mark them as 
"obsolete" in the sets lists).


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