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.