Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 15:36:25 -0700 From: Peter Wemm <peter@netplex.com.au> To: Mike Smith <msmith@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: Marcel Moolenaar <marcel@cup.hp.com>, arch@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: RFC: Linuxulator MI bits in sys/compat/linux Message-ID: <200008202236.e7KMaPG23050@netplex.com.au> In-Reply-To: <200008201909.MAA00421@mass.osd.bsdi.com>
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Mike Smith wrote: > > "Yes, I like it." Likewise. IMHO, this is a Good Thing. > > Hi all, > > > > I've been working on splitting the Linuxulator in a machine dependent > > part and a machine independent part. This allows us to port the > > Linuxulator to different platforms, of which the Alpha will be the > > first. > > > > I like to have consensus about where the MI bits will live. My proposal > > is: > > > > sys/compat/linux > > > > Pros: > > o It gives us a place for other -ulators such as svr4 > > o It doesn't "polute" the sys/ root. > > o It matches sysctl, which has compat.linux.* > > > > Cons: > > o We need to repocopy other compat stuff to have the full > > advantage of this scheme. > > > > Request: > > This topic has a high bikeshed probability quotient. I ask everyone to > > keep focused and constructive. > > > > Thanks, > > > > -- > > Marcel Moolenaar > > mail: marcel@cup.hp.com / marcel@FreeBSD.org > > tel: (408) 447-4222 > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message > > > > -- > ... every activity meets with opposition, everyone who acts has his > rivals and unfortunately opponents also. But not because people want > to be opponents, rather because the tasks and relationships force > people to take different points of view. [Dr. Fritz Todt] > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message > Cheers, -Peter -- Peter Wemm - peter@FreeBSD.org; peter@yahoo-inc.com; peter@netplex.com.au "All of this is for nothing if we don't go to the stars" - JMS/B5 To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-arch" in the body of the message
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