Re: Proposal: Disable autoload of compat_xyz modules

[Taylor R Campbell <campbell+netbsd-tech-kern%mumble.net@localhost>]

> Date: Wed, 2 Aug 2017 07:56:50 -0700
> From: Brian Buhrow <buhrow%nfbcal.org@localhost>
> 
> 	Hello.  My feeling is that the cost of requiring a modload to use
> compat_linux and compat_linux32 is fine.  My concern is that by taking it
> out of the GENERIC kernel configuration, we lose the regular testing, such
> as it is, with the daily builds.  Sure, the module gets built, but it could
> be a while before it gets loaded and run by the test harness.  Today, with
> these modules in GENERIC, the modules get loaded as a matter of course.
> Is there a way to rig our test harness so that you can take the modules out
> of the GENERIC kernel configuration and still do more than compile-time
> test them?

We do not currently automatically test the compat modules as far as I
know.  Volunteers are welcome to write automated tests of compat!

(The code will also continue to be compile-tested as non-module via
the ALL kernels.)