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Re: Module paths [Re: CVS commit: src]



In article <20080504123433.GC27619%hairylemon.org@localhost>,
Andrew Doran  <ad%netbsd.org@localhost> wrote:
> 
>> i think we also need some version number in here.  kernel number
>> changes matches when the kernel ABI has changed so, it seems
>> a valid choice to make.  it means having a lot more to clean
>> up if you use modules but i don't know of any other way that
>> is actually safe.
>
>/foo/modules/5.0/cd9660/cd9660.kmod
>
>I'm tempted to say that the minor version shouldn't matter for releases but
>it might be hard to stick to that kind of policy.
>
>/foo/modules/4.99.62/cd9660/cd9660.kmod
>
>For -current the entire version would need to be significant. One problem I
>see is getting those into the set lists, but that's a SMOP a think.
>
>Sound reasonable?

Is that good enough? What if I am using 2 kernels, one with DIAGNOSTIC,
DEBUG, LOCKDEBUG, and one without?

christos



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