Re: [RFC] userconf(4) modification

[tlaronde%kergis.com@localhost]

On Thu, Nov 02, 2023 at 04:12:43PM +0000, Robert Swindells wrote:
> 
> tlaronde%kergis.com@localhost wrote:
> > As stated in a message before, disabling, via userconf(4), all the
> > drmkms drivers can not rely on a pattern matching since, for historical
> > reasons (several versions of DRM), the namespace of the drivers is not
> > "ruled".
> 
> I don't see the need for this, it would be unusual for more than one
> drm driver to attach.
> 
> You can also build a custom kernel.

The problem is when installing a GENERIC kernel.

You don't know, a priori, what will be encountered.

Been there: I installed a "generic" distribution on a lended baremetal
remote server (without any access except ssh when it comes up), and
NetBSD failed to work, because of the drmkms/

And there can be more than one drmkms driver. It is not unusual to
have a GPU integrated (on board) and a discrete one (on an extension).

The goal is to provide a way to disable drmkms entirely without
knowing what the kernel will actually encounter.
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