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Date:      Tue, 9 Sep 2008 10:22:57 +0100
From:      Doug Rabson <dfr@rabson.org>
To:        John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org>
Cc:        src-committers@freebsd.org, vova@fbsd.ru, cvs-src@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org, attilio@freebsd.org, rwatson@freebsd.org, amistry@am-productions.biz, "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com>
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: VOP_ATTRIB ... and sysutils/fusefs-kmod
Message-ID:  <E233956F-11D5-4961-A71C-6F0F5F83257D@rabson.org>
In-Reply-To: <200809081412.42281.jhb@freebsd.org>
References:  <200808281530.m7SFU3h7013986@repoman.freebsd.org> <alpine.BSF.1.10.0809020739390.1150@fledge.watson.org> <20080902.132447.652861696.imp@bsdimp.com> <200809081412.42281.jhb@freebsd.org>

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On 8 Sep 2008, at 19:12, John Baldwin wrote:

> On Tuesday 02 September 2008 03:24:47 pm M. Warner Losh wrote:
>> In message: <alpine.BSF.1.10.0809020739390.1150@fledge.watson.org>
>>
>>            Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.org> writes:
>> : 8-CURRENT kernels should reject old modules from loading unless
>> : __FreeBSD_version hasn't been bumped.
>>
>> Sure would be nice if the error message were more helpful as to the
>> cause.  The current behavior is a bit, ummm, cryptic...
>
> Yes it is.  I want to fix this but it requires overhauling some of  
> the basic
> assumptions of the kernel module stuff and as such is tied up in my  
> desire to
> really fix module versions (as per my mail to arch@ a while back).

Which I forgot to reply to. For the record, I completely agree with  
your suggested change to module version semantics.




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