cvs commit: src/sys/compat/linux linux_misc.c

[Ceri Davies]

On Sat, Jun 24, 2006 at 01:16:52PM +0100, Dominic Marks wrote:
> Alexander Leidinger wrote:
> > Quoting Alexander Leidinger <netchild at FreeBSD.org> (Fri, 23 Jun 2006
> > 18:49:38 +0000 (UTC)):

> > So this is not a a huge security flaw, it's more a not so small
> > inconvenience. Since the RELENG_x_y branches are under control of the
> > secteam, I used the "Security:" mark up to encode the possible need to
> > merge this (I'm assuming Oracle 10g is important enough that we want
> > our users to be able to run it).
> >
> > For the curious people: there are two more patches needed to run
> > Oracle
> > 10g. They involve linprocfs and pseudofs. I will take care of them
> > later (and if this commit is subject to a merge to RELENG_x_y, the
> > other
> > two patches should be too, but this will the powers with hats
> > decide...).

Having 10g tenable on RELENG_6 would be very nice.

> We use lots of Oracle at work but currently on Windows and Solaris.
> I'd be interested in testing and helping document '10g on FreeBSD'
> this once these patches are available / in the tree.

Yep, I have a PR open to update the Handbook instructions for this, and
I've been hanging on to do 10g rather than 9i.

In the meantime (and afterwards too), I suggest that those interested
should not hesitate to register their interest in running 10g on FreeBSD
with Oracle, either via Metalink or the relevant contact at
http://www.oracle.com/corporate/contact/global.html.  It came to my
attention this week that a certain large FreeBSD user have an
arrangement with Oracle for FreeBSD support already (although I assume
that this is for the client).

Ceri

PS If anyone is interested in the hoops required to get the 10gR1
download for Mac OS X working on 10.4, drop me a line.
-- 
That must be wonderful!  I don't understand it at all.
                                                  -- Moliere
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