> On Thu, 3 Dec 1998, Manuel Bouyer wrote:
> 
> : In kern/2845 the author ask that: SOMAXCONN, CHILD_MAX and OPEN_MAX be
> : protected by '#ifndef', so that one could change them with kernel options.
> : Is it safe to do so, or are there some userland libraries/programs that
> : use these definitions as well ?
> 
I'm curious how long it will be before we get to the point where the 
kernel will read a configuration table before installing itself.  
Certainly, the complexity of the hardware on which NetBSD run is 
increasing and the multiple architectures add another dimension to this 
complexity.  To me this spells configuration tables and dynamic kernel 
modules: basically a load-time "config".  Largely, the mechanisms are 
in place and exploring the possibility may be a worthwhile project.

Just a thought...

++L