Module Name: src
Committed By: pgoyette
Date: Sat Jan 26 03:37:14 UTC 2019
Modified Files:
src/doc [pgoyette-compat]: TODO.compat-module
Log Message:
Add a note concerning MPSAFE
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cvs rdiff -u -r1.1.2.26 -r1.1.2.27 src/doc/TODO.compat-module
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Modified files:
Index: src/doc/TODO.compat-module
diff -u src/doc/TODO.compat-module:1.1.2.26 src/doc/TODO.compat-module:1.1.2.27
--- src/doc/TODO.compat-module:1.1.2.26 Fri Jan 25 22:56:54 2019
+++ src/doc/TODO.compat-module Sat Jan 26 03:37:13 2019
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/* $NetBSD: TODO.compat-module,v 1.1.2.26 2019/01/25 22:56:54 pgoyette Exp $ */
+/* $NetBSD: TODO.compat-module,v 1.1.2.27 2019/01/26 03:37:13 pgoyette Exp $ */
DONE
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@@ -106,3 +106,11 @@ TODO - Not required for branch merge
machines which include the consumer of this hook but do not have a
compat_netbsd32 module (specifically, i386 and sgimips). This
should be sorted out sometime soon, but does not block merging.
+
+22. Note that the MPSAFE kernel option is currently not specified for
+ building modules, nor is it included in any standard kernel
+ configuration files. If you build a custom kernel with the MPSAFE
+ option set, and you also use modules (especially those modules for
+ network interface device drivers), you'll need to build custom
+ modules, too. The MPSAFE stuff needs to be extracted out and made
+ into "hooks".
