Re: CVS commit: src/sys/arch

[Stephen Borrill <netbsd%precedence.co.uk@localhost>]

On Sat, 6 Feb 2010, Paul Goyette wrote:
> On Sat, 6 Feb 2010, Tobias Nygren wrote:
>
> > On Sat, 6 Feb 2010 20:12:32 +0000
> > Paul Goyette <pgoyette%netbsd.org@localhost> wrote:
> >
> > > Modified Files:
> > >         src/sys/arch/amd64/conf: GENERIC
> > >         src/sys/arch/i386/conf: ALL GENERIC
> > >
> > > Log Message:
> > > Add acpismbus enries - commented out!
> >
> > If it builds it should be enabled in the ALL kernel.
>
> In this case, I would prefer not to enable it.
>
> If it matches a device, and there is also a "native" driver for the 
> underlying i2c controller, then there'll be two devices accessing the same 
> bus.  Bad things (tm) will happen.  This is noted in the BUGS section of the 
> acpismbus(4) man page.

The point is that ALL is not intended to be bootable (except as a lucky 
fluke). It's a sanity test kernel, not a production one.

--
Stephen