Re: HEADS-UP: starting to commit linuxolator (SoC 2006) changes...

> >their backwards compatibility.. I've heard of spme people being stuck
> >on old
> >versions of linux..  maybe the sysctl could stay if there is a problem
> >to solve.
> 
> Clarification: the sysctl will stay, the code which disables some  
> parts based upon the value of the sysctl is supposed to go away (ATM  
> it's a bad hack which checks the osrelease number *on every call* of 2  
> functions).

3 in fact ;) and the code is not that much tested yet so we might see more.


> Anyone with interest in this is free to take care of this, as long as  
> they coordinate with the people which work on the current  
> infrastructure on emulation_at_ regarding the userland/security stuff and  
> the kernel. Until someone stands up and shows results/progress, this  
> is scheduled to vanish in the future.


I personally see this 3 possible ways:

1) leave it as it is (ie. as what will be commited shortly), this means runtime
checking for osrelease sysctl and behaving according to it

2) introduce option LINUX_24 or something like that to make this a compile time build

3) remove the 2.4 completely saying that "if you want 2.4 emulation downgrade fbsd as well". 
notice that this is 100% ok because linux itself doesnt support 2.4 emulation on 2.6 kernel.

I would go with number 3.

roman