Subject: Re: kern/2845: more tunable kernel variable
To: None <lucio@proxima.alt.za>
From: Simon Burge <simonb@telstra.com.au>
List: tech-kern
Date: 12/08/1998 15:51:45
On Tue, 08 Dec 1998 05:54:16 +0200  Lucio de Re wrote:

> 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...

/etc/system from Solaris for example?

Simon.