[OpenAFS-devel] DRAFT: New sysname standard

[Nathan Neulinger]

Derek Atkins wrote:
> 
> Phil.Moore@morganstanley.com writes:
> 
> > The point is: the sysname values needs to describe the machine on
> > which the cache manage is currently running with sufficient
> > granularity, and not be a more generic specification that describes
> > the set of platforms on which the kernel module can be loaded.
> 
> Perhaps for Linux we really want something more akin to:
>         i386_redhat_62
> or      i386_debian_potato
> 

Then you start assuming that just because someone runs redhat they are
running redhat's kernel. 

-- Nathan

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