Re: [patch] modular ifconfig

[Masao Uebayashi <uebayasi%gmail.com@localhost>]

> In principle, a tiny ifconfig binary could load virtually all of its
> syntax from shared objects "just in time."  I don't plan to take ifconfig
> in that direction.

Why?

I thought that thorpej thought the dynamic way (probably dlopen(3)) is
the way to go.

My understanding is that if ifconfig(8) can extend dynamically, you
don't need to rebuild ifconfig(8) when you add another protocol (via
kernel module).

Masao