Re: compat code function pointers

[Paul Goyette <paul%whooppee.com@localhost>]

On Tue, 20 Mar 2018, Martin Husemann wrote:

> On Mon, Mar 19, 2018 at 05:55:58PM +0000, David Holland wrote:
> > On Mon, Mar 19, 2018 at 08:35:11AM -0400, Christos Zoulas wrote:
> > > That's a good idea, but it is more complicated that what we do now, and does
> > > not solve the problem for things like NTP or COMPAT_BSDPTY or SYSV_*.
> >
> > COMPAT_BSDPTY at least should be its own module anyway.
>
> I'd argue that it should NOT be available as module at all, but work only
> when build into the kernel.
>
> It is only usefull for installers and similar very limited setups and
> dangerous in general (or am I misrembering?)

I don't know about the functionality or breadth of useability, but only 
that it seems to be included in quite a few "standard" kernel configs...



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