Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2000 11:32:26 -0400 (EDT) From: Kenneth Wayne Culver <culverk@wam.umd.edu> To: Richard Wackerbarth <rkw@dataplex.net> Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: SMP changes and breaking kld object module compatibility Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.21.0004241131580.29727-100000@rac3.wam.umd.edu> In-Reply-To: <00042409270400.09338@nomad.dataplex.net>
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> On Mon, 24 Apr 2000, Kenneth Wayne Culver wrote: > > > > I don't think it was ever recommended that you upgrade your kernel > > > without upgrading and rebuilding the modules (better still, world) at > > > the same time. So this wouldn't really have an adverse effect, would it? > > > > I believe that it depends on what changes were made since the last > > recompile, although it is good practice to at least recompile the modules > > when the kernel is recompiled. > > On a released system, I may not have the sources to recompile the module. > It might be a proprietary module that I got with the hardware, for example. > That is why STABLE INTERFACES are so IMPORTANT to USERS. Yeah, I understand that. I was talking about -current. ================================================================= | Kenneth Culver | FreeBSD: The best OS around. | | Unix Systems Administrator | ICQ #: 24767726 | | and student at The | AIM: muythaibxr | | The University of Maryland, | Website: (Under Construction) | | College Park. | http://www.wam.umd.edu/~culverk/| ================================================================= To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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