Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2014 10:32:48 -0500 From: Ed Maste <emaste@freebsd.org> To: Glen Barber <gjb@freebsd.org> Cc: "svn-src-head@freebsd.org" <svn-src-head@freebsd.org>, "svn-src-all@freebsd.org" <svn-src-all@freebsd.org>, "src-committers@freebsd.org" <src-committers@freebsd.org>, Rui Paulo <rpaulo@felyko.com> Subject: Re: svn commit: r260888 - in head/sys: amd64/conf i386/conf Message-ID: <CAPyFy2CNyC5fruNZ5=UkCK8sG0J3R3Z7zZiQMQQbJz9sDA8OXA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20140131220727.GN1740@glenbarber.us> References: <201401191846.s0JIkdvw046339@svn.freebsd.org> <65D0418F-A3F2-490E-8A7E-E2212BB7F2F8@felyko.com> <20140131220727.GN1740@glenbarber.us>
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On 31 January 2014 17:07, Glen Barber <gjb@freebsd.org> wrote: > On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 02:01:52PM -0800, Rui Paulo wrote: >> On 19 Jan 2014, at 10:46, Ed Maste <emaste@freebsd.org> wrote: >> >> > Author: emaste >> > Date: Sun Jan 19 18:46:38 2014 >> > New Revision: 260888 >> > URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/260888 >> > >> > Log: >> > Add VT kernel configuration to ease testing of vt(9), aka Newcons >> >> I thought there was consensus that adding these amd64/i386 configuration files to the repository was not good idea. >> >> Is this something that helps a lot of people? Are you thinking of removing it later? Can't they co-exist based on a tunable? >> > > It is easier to build images with non-GENERIC default kernels this way. > The installer does not currently allow selecting a kernel to install, > even if multiple exist on the medium. Further to Glen's comment, they will indeed be removed later, once the remaining vt(9) nits are fixed and it is enabled in GENERIC.
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