Re: VIMAGE status

Odhiambo ワシントン wrote:
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> 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.

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