>>>>> "Bill" == Bill Studenmund <wrstuden@loki.stanford.edu> writes:

Bill> What do people think? Though I'll agree that this feature
Bill> mightn't get used often, I think it might occasionally
Bill> really-save-someone's-butt in a multi-vendor environment.

Like you I've thought about this.  On several occasions I could have
made use of it.  I think it's a very nice idea and I've come up with
essentially the same ideas as you.  If we're voting, I say: Yes, I'd
like this feature in the kernel.

NH