cvs commit: src/sys/alpha/alpha support.s src/sys/i386/i386 identcpu.c support.s src/sys/i386/include md_var.h src/sys/i386/isa npx.c src/sys/ia64/ia64 support.s src/sys/powerpc/powerpc bcopy.csr

[Scott Long]

On Sat, Apr 05, 2003 at 01:31:03PM +0200, Dag-Erling Sm?rgrav wrote:
> Bruce Evans <bde at zeta.org.au> writes:
> > The main problem with the commit is not mentioned in its log message:
> > changing bzero from a function pointer back to a function breaks
> > binary compatibility of many modules.
> 
> I am aware of that...
> 
> >                                        In defence of this, 5.0 breaks
> > binary compatibility of most modules for other reasons.
> 
> which is precisely why I took the liberty of doing it now, before 5.x
> goes -STABLE.
> 

As I've scolded others, changes to HEAD that change the ABI and/or API
should be preceded by an email to re at .  Please re-read the many emails
about the semi-frozen state of HEAD for futher guidance.

I'm not terribly thrilled by this change, but I'm not going to ask for a
backout right now.

Scott