Subject: Re: UserKernelConfig (PR 10057)
To: Chris Torek <torek@BSDI.COM>
From: None <erh@nimenees.com>
List: tech-kern
Date: 05/23/2000 09:23:23
On Mon, May 22, 2000 at 01:54:15PM -0600, Chris Torek wrote:
> >One of the first things that needs to happen is that config(8) needs to be
> >changed to not pack the locators.
>
> I am not so sure that this is the right approach.
>
> Instead of leaving the locators unpacked, the config-generated locators
> should be viewed only as a *template*. The actual locators should be
> constructed during boot, using the config-generated templates.
What if you want to fiddle with the locators in the kernel image file?
If they're packed then you might not have enough easy to get room.
eric