Re: Question about KBI change / new feature

On Mon, Aug 21, 2023 at 9:42 AM Zhenlei Huang <zlei@freebsd.org> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> The https://www.freebsd.org/releases/14.0R/schedule/ says CURRENT/14 's
> KBI is froze
> and new features should be avoided.
>
> I'm working on https://reviews.freebsd.org/D39638 (sysctl(9): Enable vnet
> sysctl variables be loader tunable)
> and I think it is new feature, but not quite sure whether the KBI changed.
>
> So,
>
> 1. Is it a KBI change ?
>

IMHO, It's a KPI change, not a KBI breakage. So from that perspective, it's
OK.


> 2. It is a simple change ( while so far as I know currently only tested by
> myself on x86 and qemu riscv ), can
> it catch up with 14 ?


That I'm less sure of. I think it's good, but I'm gun shy about approving /
committing vnet things. The review suggests,
though, there's at least some consensus for having this in the tree.


> Best regards,
> Zhenlei
>
>
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