From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 23 09:40:20 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A4FAC16A41F; Fri, 23 Dec 2005 09:40:20 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from linimon@lonesome.com) Received: from mail.soaustin.net (mail.soaustin.net [207.200.4.66]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 07CA643D5E; Fri, 23 Dec 2005 09:40:19 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from linimon@lonesome.com) Received: by mail.soaustin.net (Postfix, from userid 502) id CE0B23EAA; Fri, 23 Dec 2005 03:40:18 -0600 (CST) Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 03:40:18 -0600 To: Jason Evans Message-ID: <20051223094018.GA25562@soaustin.net> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.9i From: linimon@lonesome.com (Mark Linimon) X-Mailman-Approved-At: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 12:52:10 +0000 Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: New malloc ready, take 42 X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 09:40:20 -0000 On Fri, Dec 23, 2005 at 01:14:08AM -0800, Jason Evans wrote: > * Claus Guttesen and Devon O'Dell reported issues in kldxref and X on > amd64 [ ... ] Apparently, we are on the cusp of the transition to using > [latest xorg], so for now the workaround on amd64 is to use xorg-server- > snap, with the expectation that soon the standard xorg-server port > will be upgraded. I think it's fair to ask if anyone has attempted to find out if there are similar problems with XFree86 on either i386 or amd64. I don't know if there is any appreciable install base for the latter but AFAICT there still is for the former. At least we ought to know yea or nay before making the switch, IMHO. mcl