Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:37:25 -0800 From: Maxim Sobolev <sobomax@sippysoft.com> To: Luigi Rizzo <rizzo@iet.unipi.it> Cc: "current@freebsd.org" <current@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: NTFS in GENERIC: opt-in or opt-out? Message-ID: <49743BC5.3040508@sippysoft.com> In-Reply-To: <20090119081843.GA49607@onelab2.iet.unipi.it> References: <49742ADA.5080509@FreeBSD.org> <20090119081843.GA49607@onelab2.iet.unipi.it>
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Luigi Rizzo wrote: > On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 11:25:14PM -0800, Maxim Sobolev wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I am reviewing differences between amd64 and i386 GENERIC kernels and >> noticed that for some unclear reason we ship amd64 GENERIC with NTFS >> module compiled in, while i386 without it. IMHO both should match. The >> question is whether NTFS should be i386 way (opt in) or amd64 way (opt >> out) in GENERIC? What do people think? > > given that the sysutils/fusefs-ntfs seems to be much better, > I'd rather remove the in-kernel ntfs from both and replace > with a note on what to do to use fusefs-ntfs I guess that you can use sysutils/fusefs-ntfs with or without NTFS in the kernel, so that this may not very strong reason to me. Regards, -- Maksym Sobolyev Sippy Software, Inc. Internet Telephony (VoIP) Experts T/F: +1-646-651-1110 Web: http://www.sippysoft.com MSN: sales@sippysoft.com Skype: SippySoft
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