cvs commit: src/sys/alpha/alpha support.s src/sys/i386/i386 identcpu.c support.s src/sys/i386/include md_var.h src/sys/i386/isa npx.c src/sys/ia64/ia64 support.s src/sys/powerpc/powerpc bcopy.c sr

Dag-ErlingSmørgrav des at ofug.org
Sat Apr 5 03:31:08 PST 2003


Bruce Evans <bde at zeta.org.au> writes:
> The main problem with the commit is not mentioned in its log message:
> changing bzero from a function pointer back to a function breaks
> binary compatibility of many modules.

I am aware of that...

>                                        In defence of this, 5.0 breaks
> binary compatibility of most modules for other reasons.

which is precisely why I took the liberty of doing it now, before 5.x
goes -STABLE.

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