Re: kern/45235: GENERIC can not have options MODULAR on sane archs

[Matthew Mondor <mm_lists%pulsar-zone.net@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR kern/45235; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Matthew Mondor <mm_lists%pulsar-zone.net@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
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Subject: Re: kern/45235: GENERIC can not have options MODULAR on sane archs
Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2011 02:51:17 -0400

 On Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:15:06 +0000 (UTC)
 matthew green <mrg%eterna.com.au@localhost> wrote:
 
 > The following reply was made to PR kern/45235; it has been noted by GNATS.
 > 
 > From: matthew green <mrg%eterna.com.au@localhost>
 > To: martin%NetBSD.org@localhost
 > Cc: kern-bug-people%netbsd.org@localhost, gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost,
 >     netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost, gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost, 
 > tls%netbsd.org@localhost
 > Subject: re: kern/45235: GENERIC can not have options MODULAR on sane archs
 > Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 06:14:45 +1000
 > 
 >  >  Duh - I just tested again and now it just works.
 >  >  
 >  >  Ooops!
 >  
 >  so we allow auto-loading of modules with securelevel > 0 while the
 >  system is in multi-user mode?
 >  
 >  what about securelevel > 1?
 
 This PR was already closed, but:
 
 That seems scary; if it's really the case, should I file a PR?  I don't
 use MODULAR and can't confirm it, though.  But as we know the other
 option would be not to use MODULAR and to raise the secure level where
 security matters, so another option would be to document the behaviour.
 
 Thanks,
 -- 
 Matt