re: kern/56772: various modules cannot load - missing symbols

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

The following reply was made to PR kern/56772; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Paul Goyette <paul%whooppee.com@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
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Subject: re: kern/56772: various modules cannot load - missing symbols
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2022 16:24:25 -0700 (PDT)

 On Wed, 30 Mar 2022, matthew green wrote:
 
 > >  > Module ``midi'' fails to load due to reference to ``midiseq_in''
 > >
 > >  This is actually a circular dependency between midi and sequencer
 > >  modules.  Until this dependency is resolved, these modules cannot
 > >  be successfully loaded, and must be "built-in" to the kernel.
 >
 > why are they separate?  probably best to just move the
 > sequencer code into the midi module directly.  they are
 > just two different ways to do midi.
 
 That would simplify a lot!  I'll put this on my To-Do list.