VIMAGE status

[Odhiambo ワシントン]

2009/5/6 Julian Elischer <julian at elischer.org>

> Odhiambo ワシントン wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 8:21 PM, Julian Elischer <julian at elischer.org<mailto:
>> julian at elischer.org>> wrote:
>>
>>    The VIMAGE code is nearly all in the the kernel.
>>
>>    One is now able to make VIMAGE kernels (add options VIMAGE)
>>    though they don't actually allow you to make multiple
>>    vimages instances yet..
>>
>>    The VIMAGE option enables all the low level changes needed
>>    throughout the kernel.
>>
>>    The VIMAGE_GLOBALS option basically sets thing sback to how they
>>    were before.
>>
>>    Having neither (the default) gives a kernel that is a kind of hybrid.
>>
>>    The Hybrid state is what will go forward as 'NON-VIMAGE' mode
>>    and the VIMAGE_GLOBALS mode will probably go away in time as
>>    it complicates the code.
>>
>>    The aim of this mail is to ask people to try add the VIMAGE option
>>    to their regular kernels and try use them as you woudl normally.
>>    You will not yet be able to use any new VIMAGE features but we
>>    should be fully compatible with previous kernels.
>>
>>
>> How do I use VIMAGE in 7.2-RELEASE? I'd like to play with the BIG boyz :)
>>
>
>
> VImage code is in -current  (hence the -current mailing list)
> so it is not in 7.2.
>
> HOWEVER you can pick up 7.2(ish) kernel sourcce tree which will allow you
> to substitute in a 7.2 VIMAGE kernel and play with it..
> I'll let Marko give you the details.
>

Looking forward to that. Thanks in advance.


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