On 19-Jun-07, at 8:12 PM, Hubert Feyrer wrote:
> I wonder how we'll do that from a user/installer point: thow in  
> GENERIC, and then have sets with different /netbsd.plist files to  
> get _NOACPI, _LAPTOP, etc. kernel flavours?

I would personally like to see us start using GENERIC for  
installation as well, but this should be a separate discussion.

> Will we stop having a lot of kernels, and have different .plist  
> files for the various flavours in the future?

If we boot the installer with a GENERIC kernel, we could dump the  
(now known-working) bootprops into the install root. That way you're  
pretty much guaranteed to have a working config, with the exception  
being the GENERIC/GENERIC.MP case. Maybe you get to select between  
using GENERIC and GENERIC.MP for installation or something (or maybe  
we grow a bit of smarts in the bootloader and detect whether we're  
booting on a UP or MP system, selecting the appropriate kernel  
automatically).

Cheers,
Jared