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Re: Proposal: Disable autoload of compat_xyz modules



On Wed, Aug 02, 2017 at 09:17:05PM +0200, Kamil Rytarowski wrote:
> I think we can go into a different direction. Instead of disabling the
> code - we could turn all compat_ into dynamically loadable modules. I
> would profit from it for functional out-of-the-box compat for older
> NetBSD releases (a.out executables).

No, please not. It is already quite unclear how many of them even work
properly and a GENERIC kernel should continue to work as it is. If you
want a MODULAR kernel, pick one. Don't force it on every one else.

Joerg


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