cvs commit: src/sys/alpha/alpha mem.c src/sys/alpha/conf GENERIC src/sys/alpha/include memdev.h src/sys/amd64/amd64 io.c mem.c src/sys/amd64/conf GENERIC NOTES src/sys/amd64/include iodev.h memdev.h src/sys/conf NOTES files files.alpha files.amd64 ...

[Dag-Erling Smørgrav]

Mark Murray <markm at FreeBSD.org> writes:
>   Log:
>   Break out the MI part of the /dev/[k]mem and /dev/io drivers into
>   their own directory and module, leaving the MD parts in the MD
>   area (the MD parts _are_ part of the modules). /dev/mem and /dev/io
>   are now loadable modules, thus taking us one step further towards
>   a kernel created entirely out of modules. Of course, there is nothing
>   preventing the kernel from having these statically compiled.

The other good news of course is that it is now possible to build a
kernel that does not have /dev/mem and /dev/io - that's pretty
significant from a security point of view.  Thanks!

DES
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