Re: Proposal, again: Disable autoload of compat_xyz modules

[John Nemeth <jnemeth%cue.bc.ca@localhost>]

On Sep 26,  3:51pm, Maxime Villard wrote:
} Le 26/09/2019 à 15:06, Mouse a écrit :
} >> [...] compat_linux and compat_linux32 [...]
} > 
} >> Keeping them enabled for the <1% users interested means keeping
} >> vulnerabilities for the >99% who don't use these features.
} > 
} > Are the usage numbers really that extreme?  Where'd you get them?  I
} > didn't think there were any mechanisms in place that would allow
} > tracking compat usage.
} 
} No, there is no strict procedure to monitor compat usage, and there never will
} be. Maybe it's not <1%, but rather 1.5%; or maybe it's 5%, 10%, 15%.

     In other words, you're just pulling numbers out of your butt.
There's a common expression, "There are lies, damned lies, and
statistics."  Things like this contribute to that expression.  Of
course, this can't be called a statistic in any real sense as it
is just a made up number.

} Who cares, exactly?

     Anybody that wants to have a serious discussion.

}-- End of excerpt from Maxime Villard