Re: ndis [was Re: Proposal: Disable autoload of compat_xyz modules]

["Jonathan A. Kollasch" <jakllsch%kollasch.net@localhost>]

On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 10:56:41PM +0000, Taylor R Campbell wrote:
> > Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2017 00:45:24 +0200
> > From: Kamil Rytarowski <n54%gmx.com@localhost>
> > 
> > > compat_ndis
> > 
> > This one perhaps could stay. It's for network driver.
> 
> On review, it appears this is not actually included in any GENERIC
> kernels at all -- or even the x86 ALL kernels.  It doesn't even seem
> to build.  It is marked as `experimental'.  Does anyone care about it?
> 

I might care about it if it worked.  I couldn't even make it work for
wired NICs some years ago.  I have a feeling it's incomplete and/or
broken.  I don't think it does any syscall compat stuff though.

	Jonathan Kollasch