re: unifdef MODULAR for powerpc

matthew green <[email protected]> Mon, 29 Jun 2020 04:23:05 +1000
Newsgroups gmane.os.netbsd.ports.powerpc
Message-ID <[email protected]>
> the multiple ABI modules were a workaround to enable the ability
> on all these platforms with the current issues in the platform
> code itself -- that a kernel can only run on one system.

there is one other benefit i forgot to mention.

in the x86 world, many kernel modules work in rump because they
access everything through function interfaces.  you end up with
literally the same code either way.


.mrg.