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Date:      Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:46:50 +0000 (UTC)
From:      "Bjoern A. Zeeb" <bz@FreeBSD.org>
To:        src-committers@freebsd.org, svn-src-all@freebsd.org,  svn-src-head@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: svn commit: r197518 - in head: share/man/man4 sys/amd64/conf sys/boot/forth sys/conf sys/dev/lindev sys/i386/conf sys/modules sys/modules/lindev sys/pc98/conf
Message-ID:  <20090926124551.R68375@maildrop.int.zabbadoz.net>
In-Reply-To: <200909261245.n8QCjSiM059385@svn.freebsd.org>
References:  <200909261245.n8QCjSiM059385@svn.freebsd.org>

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On Sat, 26 Sep 2009, Bjoern A. Zeeb wrote:

> Author: bz
> Date: Sat Sep 26 12:45:28 2009
> New Revision: 197518
> URL: http://svn.freebsd.org/changeset/base/197518
>
> Log:
>  lindev(4) [1] is supposed to be a collection of linux-specific pseudo
>  devices that we also support, just not by default (thus only LINT or
>  module builds by default).
>
>  While currently there is only "/dev/full" [2], we are planning to see more
>  in the future.  We may decide to change the module/dependency logic in the
>  future should the list grow too long.
>
>  This is not part of linux.ko as also non-linux binaries like kFreeBSD
>  userland or ports can make use of this as well.
>
>  Suggested by:	rwatson [1] (name)
>  Submitted by:	ed [2]
>  Discussed with:	markm, ed, rwatson, kib (weeks ago)
>  Reviewed by:	rwatson, brueffer (prev. version)
>  PR:		kern/68961
>  MFC after:	6 weeks

The bikeshed colour shall be light yellow on top of black and white.

Please finish the ranting before the MFC date.  Thanks!


-- 
Bjoern A. Zeeb           What was I talking about and who are you again?



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