Re: Please read if you use x86 -current

[Andrew Doran <ad%netbsd.org@localhost>]

On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 08:43:26PM +0100, vincent wrote:

> Le 12 nov. 08 ? 15:57, Andrew Doran a ?crit :
> 
> >The x86 GENERIC kernels have become bloated. The plan is to start  
> >moving
> >much functionality out of the main binary and into kernel modules  
> >(new style
> >modules, not LKMs).
> >
> >The first component to be moved is POSIX semaphores. The GENERIC  
> >kernel no
> 
> Do you plan to move away further core kernel modules, like UVM or VFS ?

Every system must have those so there is no big incentive to modularize
them.

Andrew