Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 15:29:26 +0100 (BST) From: Robert Watson <rwatson@FreeBSD.org> To: Henrik Brix Andersen <henrik@brixandersen.dk> Cc: Scott Long <scottl@samsco.org>, src-committers@freebsd.org, Alexander Leidinger <netchild@freebsd.org>, cvs-src@freebsd.org, Joao Barros <joao.barros@gmail.com>, cvs-all@freebsd.org, Wilko Bulte <wb@freebie.xs4all.nl> Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/etc Makefile sensorsd.conf src/etc/defaults rc.conf src/etc/rc.d Makefile sensorsd src/lib/libc/gen sysctl.3 src/sbin/sysctl sysctl.8 sysctl.c src/share/man/man5 rc.conf.5 src/share/man/man9 Makefile sensor_attach.9 src/sys/conf f Message-ID: <20071015152742.G32675@fledge.watson.org> In-Reply-To: <20071015135845.GG1290@tirith.brixandersen.dk> References: <70e8236f0710150343k590f5be8r8cdf3fd60df4abd2@mail.gmail.com> <4713700D.8040202@samsco.org> <20071015135845.GG1290@tirith.brixandersen.dk>
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On Mon, 15 Oct 2007, Henrik Brix Andersen wrote: > On Mon, Oct 15, 2007 at 07:50:05AM -0600, Scott Long wrote: >> As has been discussed in various forums recently, this OpenBSD sensors >> stuff has been proceeding with little developer buy-in or discussion, and >> the developer input that has happened has largely been ignored. So with >> that said, let's all turn over a new leaf and get this process back on >> track. > > A very Good Idea (tm) :) > >> What exactly is the "bio port"? What does it do, what areas of the kernel >> and userland does it involve, what does it change, why is it a good idea? > > How about moving this discussion to the freebsd-arch@ mailing list? As a reminder, there was a pretty extensive thread on the topic of the sensor framework on the arch@ mailing list in July, with quite a few substantive comments made regarding both the design and implementation. People working in this area should be sure to review that entire thread before joinging in on a new one. Robert N M Watson Computer Laboratory University of Cambridge
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