Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2019 11:21:16 -0600 From: Warner Losh <imp@bsdimp.com> To: John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org> Cc: Justin Hibbits <chmeeedalf@gmail.com>, Alan Somers <asomers@freebsd.org>, src-committers <src-committers@freebsd.org>, svn-src-all <svn-src-all@freebsd.org>, svn-src-head <svn-src-head@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: svn commit: r346441 - in head/sys/modules: em fusefs iavf Message-ID: <CANCZdfq=ujXKFj8dXTFLNrONRqcvntn0mDMpFL-eZafvq4=F%2BQ@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <5bf4a702-7df8-5597-25b0-55baa71d1d4f@FreeBSD.org> References: <201904201251.x3KCp6it044898@repo.freebsd.org> <CAHSQbTDfj5_-N69UyCpdfqAH=vAW%2BUA3C%2Bm%2BPyBXYsmxEZQOGg@mail.gmail.com> <CAOtMX2jPjfmMJz-Mbw7-Dti=YsTHLj%2BH3BEiX3Xr1NZza0HPAg@mail.gmail.com> <CAHSQbTAnsvNvzKABdXpXFtoWhV%2BcoK6oqJctzJodfYALz2_tgA@mail.gmail.com> <5bf4a702-7df8-5597-25b0-55baa71d1d4f@FreeBSD.org>
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On Sat, Apr 20, 2019, 10:44 AM John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org> wrote: > On 4/20/19 6:23 AM, Justin Hibbits wrote: > > On Sat, Apr 20, 2019, 08:21 Alan Somers <asomers@freebsd.org> wrote: > > > >> On Sat, Apr 20, 2019 at 6:58 AM Justin Hibbits <chmeeedalf@gmail.com> > >> wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> On Sat, Apr 20, 2019, 07:51 Alan Somers <asomers@freebsd.org> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> Author: asomers > >>>> Date: Sat Apr 20 12:51:05 2019 > >>>> New Revision: 346441 > >>>> URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/346441 > >>>> > >>>> Log: > >>>> Use symlinks for kernel modules rather than hardlinks > >>>> > >>>> When aliasing a kernel module to a different name (ie if_igb for > >> if_em), > >>>> it's better to use symlinks than hard links. kldxref will omit > >> entries for > >>>> the links, ensuring that the loaded module has the correct name. > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Thanks! This should fix installkernel on my POWER9. > >>> > >>> - Justin > >> > >> What's the problem with your POWER9? Is that one of those msdosfs > >> /boot systems? If so, I don't think this will fix it. msdosfs > >> doesn't support either symlinks or hardlinks. Or is there some other > >> problem? > >> -Alan > >> > > > > Yes it is. Well that's a bummer then. I thought we faked symlinks on > > msdosfs, but on second thought not sure how well would do that. > > You could just use cp instead of a link? > I don't think this solves the original issue. Warner -- > John Baldwin > >
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