Re: [PATCH] Updated parameter and modules rewrite (2.4.14)

[Martin Dalecki]

Rusty Russell wrote:
> 
> Hi all,
> 
>    http://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/rusty
> 
>         Unified boot/module parameter and module loader rewrite
> updated to 2.4.14.  I'm off to Linux Kongress, so I'll be difficult to
> contact for 10 days or so.
> 
> Main TODOS:
>         1) Should the PARAM() macros also declare the variables?
>                 Lots of people seem to like writing INT_MODULE_PARM macros...
> 
>         2) Need a less-sucky /proc|/proc/sys patch, to add access to
>            parameters through that.

I did have a look at it and I would like to express my full
encouragements
to yours efforts. Finally somebody out there caring about modularization
of the kernel, who doesn't continuously introduce sick stuff like...

We remember:

1. Highjacking System V IPC for autoloader communication.

2. "Persistant module storage" patches, which destabilize the
   kernel.

3. inter_module* idiocy.

4. Overloaded system calls.